Democratic Republic of Congo vs Egypt: Primary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo

21.15 million

in 2023

Egypt

15.40 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Egypt rank

10th

Primary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.15 million against 15.40 million in Egypt, a difference of 5.74 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 10th 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.