What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Afghanistan and Congo?

576 number, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?

18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Congo: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Afghanistan

19,328 number

in 2018

Congo

18,752 number

in 2012

Afghanistan rank

38th

Congo rank

39th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Congo

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 19,328 number against 18,752 number in Congo, a difference of 576 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 38th and Congo ranks 39th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	54,272 number	11,773 number	42,499 number	Afghanistan
1980s	10,079 number	13,978 number	3,899 number	Congo
1990s	9,547 number	19,519 number	9,972 number	Congo
2000s	0 number	16,149 number	16,149 number	Congo
2010s	0 number	16,525 number	16,525 number	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Afghanistan or Congo?: Afghanistan, at 19,328 number against 18,752 number in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Afghanistan and Congo?: 576 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 38th and Congo ranks 39th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.