Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Primary education, pupils

Bangladesh

16.69 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

21.15 million

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

8th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Primary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.15 million against 16.69 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.46 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 8th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.