What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

18,580 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 5 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 5 of primary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

89,989 number

in 2015

Ethiopia

71,409 number

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

2nd

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 89,989 number against 71,409 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 18,580 number.

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

The two have swapped places 4 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 3rd of 164 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	58,295 number	8,691 number	49,604 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	59,902 number	12,126 number	47,776 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	80,280 number	63,601 number	16,679 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	89,961 number	78,738 number	11,222 number	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 89,989 number against 71,409 number in Ethiopia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 18,580 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 5 of primary education, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-grade-5-of-primary-education-male-number/congo-dem-rep/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-grade-5-of-primary-education-male-number/congo-dem-rep/ethiopia/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 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.