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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.43 million number
in 2020
South Asia
17.64 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
10th
South Asia rank
9th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 17.64 million number against 1.43 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 16.20 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 12.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 9th of 202 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 343,717 number 11.46 million number 11.11 million number South Asia
1980s 455,862 number 14.09 million number 13.64 million number South Asia
1990s 631,063 number 16.87 million number 16.24 million number South Asia
2000s 851,615 number 18.21 million number 17.36 million number South Asia
2010s 1.21 million number 18.29 million number 17.08 million number South Asia

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 South Asia?
South Asia, at 17.64 million number against 1.43 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia?
16.20 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Asia rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 9th 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/