Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 679,135 number in 2015. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 679,135 number, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 731,970 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 224,673 number, in 1993.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298,868 number | 265,374 number | 326,124 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 353,463 number | 323,024 number | 388,622 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 295,700 number | 224,673 number | 438,792 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 621,199 number | 399,707 number | 731,970 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 662,305 number | 638,779 number | 697,890 number | 5 |
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More education data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 117.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 561,172 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 114.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 679,135 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 731,970 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,673 number in 1993.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.