What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Brazil and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

84,270 number, with Brazil ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

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

Brazil vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Brazil

1.44 million number

in 2011

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

1.36 million number

in 2015

Brazil rank

1st

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

2nd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

Brazil
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.44 million number against 1.36 million number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 84,270 number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.70 million number	743,263 number	1.95 million number	Brazil
1980s	3.56 million number	811,506 number	2.75 million number	Brazil
1990s	3.98 million number	661,971 number	3.31 million number	Brazil
2000s	2.66 million number	1.33 million number	1.33 million number	Brazil
2010s	1.52 million number	1.43 million number	88,915 number	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Brazil or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Brazil, at 1.44 million number against 1.36 million number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2011.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Brazil and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 84,270 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Brazil ranks 1st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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