Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.84 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia
3.06 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
7th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.06 million number against 2.84 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 216,640 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 202 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 686,382 number 934,379 number 247,996 number Ethiopia
1980s 908,790 number 1.22 million number 308,658 number Ethiopia
1990s 1.26 million number 1.71 million number 452,067 number Ethiopia
2000s 1.69 million number 2.35 million number 654,486 number Ethiopia
2010s 2.40 million number 2.80 million number 400,757 number Ethiopia
2020s 2.84 million number 3.06 million number 216,640 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 3.06 million number against 2.84 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
216,640 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/