What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Central African Republic and Congo?

16,856 number, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?

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

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.

Central African Republic vs Congo: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Central African Republic

184,252 number

in 2016

Congo

167,396 number

in 2012

Central African Republic rank

35th

Congo rank

37th

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

Central African Republic
Congo

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 184,252 number against 167,396 number in Congo, a difference of 16,856 number.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 35th and Congo ranks 37th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	63,100 number	84,630 number	21,530 number	Congo
1980s	94,216 number	137,997 number	43,781 number	Congo
1990s	102,222 number	175,489 number	73,268 number	Congo
2000s	128,960 number	138,033 number	9,073 number	Congo
2010s	142,935 number	146,267 number	3,333 number	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Central African Republic or Congo?: Central African Republic, at 184,252 number against 167,396 number in Congo as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Central African Republic and Congo?: 16,856 number, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Central African Republic ranks 35th and Congo ranks 37th 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.