Congo vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Congo
20.3%
in 2007
Mali
25.6%
in 2011
Congo rank
6th
Mali rank
4th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Congo
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 25.6% against 20.3% in Congo, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Congo ranks 6th and Mali ranks 4th of 141 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 22.8% 30.9% 8.1% Mali
1980s 32.3% 32.0% 0.2% Congo
2000s 23.4% 26.4% 3.0% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Congo or Mali?
Mali, at 25.6% against 20.3% in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Congo and Mali?
5.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mali?
5 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2007.
How do Congo and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Congo ranks 6th and Mali ranks 4th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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