Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
10.0%
in 2014
Rwanda
10.1%
in 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
30th
Rwanda rank
29th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.1% against 10.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 21.4% 17.7% 3.8% Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 20.6% 9.2% 11.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 17.8% 14.3% 3.5% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 15.9% 15.8% 0.1% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 11.6% 14.6% 3.0% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 10.1% against 10.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 30th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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