Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 10.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
10.6%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
22nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
24.9%
in 1971
All-time low
10.6%
in 2014
Years of data
18
1971–2014

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2014

05101520251971199220141971: 24.9 %1975: 22.6 %1976: 22.4 %1977: 22.2 %1979: 20.2 %1980: 20 %1987: 21.3 %1990: 24.7 %1991: 12.2 %1992: 11.3 %1993: 20.7 %2007: 17.8 %2008: 16.1 %2009: 14.8 %2010: 13.2 %2011: 12.5 %2012: 11.6 %2014: 10.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 10.6%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 24.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2014.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 22nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.5% 20.2% 24.9% 5
1980s 20.7% 20.0% 21.3% 2
1990s 17.2% 11.3% 24.7% 4
2000s 16.3% 14.8% 17.8% 3
2010s 12.0% 10.6% 13.2% 4

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 19 New Caledonia 11.9% compare
  2. 20 Côte d’Ivoire 11.4% compare
  3. 21 Portugal 11.4% compare
  4. 23 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 10.2% compare
  5. 24 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 10.2% compare
  6. 25 Bangladesh 9.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 10.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 22nd out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.