Democratic Republic of Congo vs East Asia & Pacific: Population of compulsory school age, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
7.28 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific
130.82 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
15th
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • East Asia & Pacific
050.0M100.0M150.0M199720082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 130.82 million number against 7.28 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 123.53 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 18.0 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 186 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1990s 3.70 million number 138.57 million number 134.87 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 4.40 million number 141.40 million number 136.99 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 6.23 million number 128.98 million number 122.74 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 130.82 million number against 7.28 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and East Asia & Pacific?
123.53 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and East Asia & Pacific?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.