Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 1.36 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.36 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
1.57 million number
in 2009
All-time low
437,122 number
in 1993
Years of data
25
1971–2015

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1971–2015

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1971199320151971: 706.7k number1972: 734.1k number1976: 748.3k number1977: 758.2k number1978: 769.0k number1980: 763.1k number1981: 789.6k number1982: 817.3k number1983: 846.0k number1984: 876.0k number1988: 904.8k number1991: 804.5k number1992: 550.6k number1993: 437.1k number1994: 1.0M number1999: 624.9k number2002: 889.4k number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.5M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.4M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 1.36 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.57 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 437,122 number, in 1993.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 743,263 number 706,657 number 768,988 number 5
1980s 832,816 number 763,115 number 904,837 number 6
1990s 690,485 number 437,122 number 1.04 million number 5
2000s 1.35 million number 889,403 number 1.57 million number 4
2010s 1.39 million number 1.35 million number 1.49 million number 5

Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the

  1. 1 Brazil 1.44 million number compare
  2. 3 Ethiopia 1.11 million number compare
  3. 4 Madagascar 1.09 million number compare
  4. 5 Malawi 1.05 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.36 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2009.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 437,122 number in 1993.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2015.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.