What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Bahamas and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Democratic Republic of Congo?

8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Bahamas

8.9%

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

9.0%

in 2014

Bahamas rank

34th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

33rd

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

Bahamas
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 34th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0%	23.2%	23.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	2.6%	14.6%	11.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	8.0%	10.2%	2.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Bahamas or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Bahamas as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Bahamas and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2014.
How do Bahamas and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?: Bahamas ranks 34th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.