Congo vs Mali: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Congo
19.5%
in 2009
Mali
21.0%
in 2016
Congo rank
9th
Mali rank
6th

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

  • Congo
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 21.0% against 19.5% in Congo, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Congo ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 25.6% 29.3% 3.7% Mali
1980s 30.6% 30.1% 0.4% Congo
1990s 39.7% 19.0% 20.6% Congo
2000s 22.5% 16.8% 5.7% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Congo or Mali?
Mali, at 21.0% against 19.5% in Congo as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Congo and Mali?
1.5%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mali?
10 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2009.
How do Congo and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Congo ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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