Democratic Republic of Congo vs Kenya: Secondary education, pupils

Democratic Republic of Congo

7.93 million

in 2023

Kenya

6.74 million

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

15th

Kenya rank

17th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7.93 million against 6.74 million in Kenya, a difference of 1.19 million.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 17th 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.