Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Congo or Zambia?

Congo, at 12,443 number against 11,080 number in Zambia as of 2012.

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

1,363 number, with Congo ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.

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.

Congo vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Congo

12,443 number

in 2012

Zambia

11,080 number

in 2013

Congo rank

31st

Zambia rank

34th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Congo
Zambia

How they compare

Congo currently reports 12,443 number against 11,080 number in Zambia, a difference of 1,363 number.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 34th of 164 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,064 number	317 number	4,747 number	Congo
1980s	8,127 number	588.17 number	7,538 number	Congo
1990s	8,036 number	6,174 number	1,862 number	Congo
2000s	10,283 number	11,148 number	865 number	Zambia
2010s	11,004 number	11,897 number	893 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Congo or Zambia?: Congo, at 12,443 number against 11,080 number in Zambia as of 2012.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Congo and Zambia?: 1,363 number, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Congo ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 34th 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.

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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.