What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

38,257 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Burkina Faso

227,633 number

in 2019

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

189,376 number

in 2014

Burkina Faso rank

11th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

13th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

Burkina Faso
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 227,633 number against 189,376 number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 38,257 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 13th of 184 countries.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,140 number	21,425 number	20,285 number	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s	25,881 number	85,496 number	59,615 number	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	145,329 number	190,121 number	44,792 number	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Burkina Faso, at 227,633 number against 189,376 number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 38,257 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 13th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 4,898 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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