Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
679,135 number
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.03 million number
in 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119952019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 7.03 million number against 679,135 number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 6.35 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.3 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 445,173 number 2.49 million number 2.04 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 479,354 number 3.51 million number 3.03 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 394,785 number 4.34 million number 3.94 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 728,305 number 6.32 million number 5.59 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 723,012 number 6.67 million number 5.95 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.03 million number against 679,135 number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6.35 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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

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