Congo vs Guinea-Bissau: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Congo
20.0%
in 2009
Guinea-Bissau
19.9%
in 2005
Congo rank
7th
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th

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

  • Congo
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 20.0% against 19.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Congo ranks 7th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th of 184 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 25.7% 28.9% 3.2% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 30.2% 31.9% 1.8% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
Congo, at 20.0% against 19.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2009.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
0.1%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea-Bissau?
6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1987.
How do Congo and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Congo ranks 7th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th 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.