What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Congo?

521 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?

35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Congo: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Burkina Faso

11,543 number

in 2019

Congo

11,022 number

in 2012

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Congo rank

28th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Congo

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 11,543 number against 11,022 number in Congo, a difference of 521 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Congo ranks 28th of 164 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,089 number	3,956 number	2,867 number	Congo
1980s	2,082 number	8,703 number	6,621 number	Congo
1990s	4,699 number	11,537 number	6,839 number	Congo
2000s	10,668 number	8,882 number	1,787 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	12,422 number	10,019 number	2,402 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Congo?: Burkina Faso, at 11,543 number against 11,022 number in Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Congo?: 521 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Congo ranks 28th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,806 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.