How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.

Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 1.41 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

1.41 million number

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

10th

of 202 countries

All-time high

1.41 million number

in 2020

All-time low

299,667 number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1970–2020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 1.41 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.41 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 299,667 number, in 1970.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	342,666 number	299,667 number	389,998 number	10
1980s	452,928 number	400,251 number	514,095 number	10
1990s	625,200 number	530,159 number	718,334 number	10
2000s	842,575 number	734,734 number	979,096 number	10
2010s	1.19 million number	1.01 million number	1.37 million number	10
2020s	1.41 million number	1.41 million number	1.41 million number	1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

7 Ethiopia 1.51 million number compare
8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
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11 Egypt 1.25 million number compare
12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare

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More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 380.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 313.43 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Democratic Republic of Congo?: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.41 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 1.41 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 299,667 number in 1970.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 10th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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/