Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: School age population, one year before than official … female than

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.41 million number
in 2020
Egypt
1.25 million number
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
Egypt rank
11th

School age population, one year before than official … female than over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.41 million number against 1.25 million number in Egypt, a difference of 157,060 number.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 11th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 342,666 number 517,106 number 174,440 number Egypt
1980s 452,928 number 654,015 number 201,087 number Egypt
1990s 625,200 number 822,426 number 197,226 number Egypt
2000s 842,575 number 825,442 number 17,133 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1.19 million number 983,713 number 206,748 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 1.41 million number 1.25 million number 157,060 number Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Egypt?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.41 million number against 1.25 million number in Egypt as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
157,060 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Egypt rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 11th 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/