Brazil vs Congo: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Brazil
15.8%
in 2010
Congo
19.5%
in 2011
Brazil rank
23rd
Congo rank
20th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Brazil
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 19.5% against 15.8% in Brazil, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 20th of 178 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 15.1% 20.2% 5.1% Congo
1980s 22.3% 33.7% 11.4% Congo
1990s 21.1% 29.7% 8.7% Congo
2000s 21.1% 28.7% 7.5% Congo
2010s 15.8% 22.9% 7.0% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Brazil or Congo?
Congo, at 19.5% against 15.8% in Brazil as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Brazil and Congo?
3.7%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Brazil ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 20th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.