What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Burkina Faso and Congo?

17,444 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Congo: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Burkina Faso

105,700 number

in 2019

Congo

88,256 number

in 2012

Burkina Faso rank

33rd

Congo rank

36th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Burkina Faso
Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 105,700 number against 88,256 number in Congo, a difference of 17,444 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Congo ranks 36th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	14,554 number	46,365 number	31,811 number	Congo
1980s	30,218 number	71,301 number	41,083 number	Congo
1990s	61,604 number	86,517 number	24,913 number	Congo
2000s	93,676 number	71,034 number	22,641 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	104,964 number	80,017 number	24,948 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Burkina Faso or Congo?: Burkina Faso, at 105,700 number against 88,256 number in Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Burkina Faso and Congo?: 17,444 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Congo ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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