Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Congo
Congo: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 24.1% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Congo, 1972–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 24.1% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Congo peaked at 48.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2010.
That places Congo 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 33.9% | — |
| 1973 | 36.2% | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 32.3% | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 30.0% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 28.3% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 28.4% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 34.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | +36.3% |
| 1989 | 39.2% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 33.6% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 33.6% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -42.3% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.1% | 27.3% | 36.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 27.0% | 39.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 33.6% | 48.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 21.4% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 6 Madagascar 26.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 24.9%
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 24.8% compare
- 10 Central African Republic 23.3% compare
- 11 Namibia 22.5% compare
- 12 Nicaragua 21.1% compare
More education data for Congo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Congo?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Congo was 24.1% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2010.
- How does Congo rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Congo ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2011.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.