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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.36 million number
in 2015
Madagascar
1.09 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Madagascar rank
4th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
500.0k1.0M1.5M197119952019

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.09 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 268,050 number.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 4th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 720,404 number 279,845 number 440,558 number Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 904,837 number 494,492 number 410,345 number Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 690,485 number 528,217 number 162,267 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.35 million number 785,670 number 563,836 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1.39 million number 914,598 number 470,720 number Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Madagascar?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.36 million number against 1.09 million number in Madagascar as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
268,050 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Madagascar ranks 4th 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.