Democratic Republic of Congo vs IDA total: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.36 million number
in 2015
IDA total
14.54 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
IDA total rank
3rd

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • IDA total
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 14.54 million number against 1.36 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 13.18 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 10.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 3rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 743,263 number 6.44 million number 5.69 million number IDA total
1980s 832,816 number 8.66 million number 7.83 million number IDA total
1990s 690,485 number 10.21 million number 9.52 million number IDA total
2000s 1.35 million number 15.36 million number 14.01 million number IDA total
2010s 1.39 million number 15.44 million number 14.06 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Democratic Republic of Congo or IDA total?
IDA total, at 14.54 million number against 1.36 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
13.18 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA total rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and IDA total ranks 3rd 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

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