What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Congo and Other small states?

169,470 number, with Other small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Other small states?

38 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.

Congo vs Other small states: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Congo

88,256 number

in 2012

Other small states

257,726 number

in 2019

Congo rank

36th

Other small states rank

36th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Congo
Other small states

How they compare

Other small states currently reports 257,726 number against 88,256 number in Congo, a difference of 169,470 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 2.9 times Congo's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 36th and Other small states ranks 36th of 187 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Other small states	Difference	Ahead
1970s	46,365 number	127,740 number	81,376 number	Other small states
1980s	71,661 number	202,642 number	130,982 number	Other small states
1990s	86,517 number	239,474 number	152,958 number	Other small states
2000s	71,034 number	261,567 number	190,533 number	Other small states
2010s	77,374 number	258,872 number	181,498 number	Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Congo or Other small states?: Other small states, at 257,726 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 Other small states?: 169,470 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Other small states?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Congo and Other small states rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Congo ranks 36th and Other small states 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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