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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.36 million number
in 2015
Malawi
1.05 million number
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Malawi rank
5th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.36 million number against 1.05 million number in Malawi, a difference of 307,820 number.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 5th 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 Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 758,502 number 89,109 number 669,393 number Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 832,816 number 107,341 number 725,475 number Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 690,485 number 270,554 number 419,930 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.35 million number 575,619 number 773,886 number Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1.39 million number 704,793 number 687,287 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 Malawi?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.36 million number against 1.05 million number in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
307,820 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 5th 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.