Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Primary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo

21.15 million

in 2023

Ethiopia

15.93 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

7th

Ethiopia rank

9th

Primary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.15 million against 15.93 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.22 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 9th 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.