How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Congo?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Congo: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Belgium

133,056 number

in 2020

Congo

133,137 number

in 2020

Belgium rank

93rd

Congo rank

92nd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Belgium
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 133,137 number against 133,056 number in Belgium, a difference of 81 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 93rd and Congo ranks 92nd of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	156,219 number	35,796 number	120,423 number	Belgium
1980s	135,925 number	50,788 number	85,137 number	Belgium
1990s	120,776 number	66,655 number	54,121 number	Belgium
2000s	124,773 number	82,257 number	42,516 number	Belgium
2010s	124,042 number	110,664 number	13,379 number	Belgium
2020s	133,056 number	133,137 number	81 number	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Belgium or Congo?: Congo, at 133,137 number against 133,056 number in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Belgium and Congo?: 81 number, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Congo?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Congo rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Belgium ranks 93rd and Congo ranks 92nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.