What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

35,334 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

11 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

114,517 number

in 2015

Ethiopia

79,183 number

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Ethiopia rank

4th

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 114,517 number against 79,183 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 35,334 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 185 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	72,040 number	12,304 number	59,735 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	70,173 number	16,306 number	53,867 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	101,428 number	67,762 number	33,666 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	115,256 number	80,106 number	35,149 number	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 114,517 number against 79,183 number in Ethiopia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 35,334 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,317 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.