Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
679,135 number
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
6.23 million number
in 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M197119952019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 6.23 million number against 679,135 number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 5.55 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.2 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo, Democratic Republic of the Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 307,241 number 1.75 million number 1.44 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 353,463 number 2.69 million number 2.33 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 295,700 number 3.39 million number 3.09 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 621,199 number 5.33 million number 4.71 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 662,305 number 5.96 million number 5.29 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 6.23 million number against 679,135 number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?
5.55 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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