Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo

7.93 million

in 2023

Iran

6.62 million

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Iran rank

18th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.93 million against 6.62 million in Iran, a difference of 1.31 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Iran ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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