What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Congo and Europe & Central Asia?

167,498 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Europe & Central Asia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1981 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.

Congo vs Europe & Central Asia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Congo

88,256 number

in 2012

Europe & Central Asia

255,754 number

in 2019

Congo rank

36th

Europe & Central Asia rank

36th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Congo
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 255,754 number against 88,256 number in Congo, a difference of 167,498 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.9 times Congo's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th of 187 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	74,056 number	1.17 million number	1.09 million number	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	86,517 number	792,885 number	706,368 number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	71,034 number	417,495 number	346,460 number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	77,374 number	295,847 number	218,473 number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Congo or Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 255,754 number against 88,256 number in Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Congo and Europe & Central Asia?: 167,498 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Europe & Central Asia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2012.
How do Congo and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Congo ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia 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.