Democratic Republic of Congo vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
14.68 million number
in 2019
Pre-demographic dividend
184.08 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
19th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Pre-demographic dividend
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199720082019

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 184.08 million number against 14.68 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 169.39 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 12.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 186 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 7.44 million number 58.48 million number 51.04 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 8.85 million number 95.93 million number 87.08 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 12.55 million number 162.68 million number 150.12 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 184.08 million number against 14.68 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Pre-demographic dividend?
169.39 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Pre-demographic dividend?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.