What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?

16,484 number, with Uganda ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 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 Uganda: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

38,398 number

in 2015

Uganda

54,882 number

in 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

5th

Uganda rank

2nd

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 54,882 number against 38,398 number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 16,484 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 140 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	40,964 number	12,750 number	28,214 number	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	49,006 number	51,316 number	2,310 number	Uganda
2010s	45,359 number	49,031 number	3,672 number	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?: Uganda, at 54,882 number against 38,398 number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 16,484 number, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Uganda ranks 2nd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 140 places, 3,300 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.