Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Congo
Congo: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 20.3% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Congo, 1973–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 20.3% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Congo peaked at 40.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2007.
Congo ranks 6th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 29.0% | — |
| 1975 | 21.5% | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 21.2% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 24.6% | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 22.8% | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | +36.2% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 31.6% | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 21.2% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 31.1% | 40.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 30.4% | 36.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 20.3% | 26.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 5 of primary education, female in Congo?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Congo was 20.3% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2007.
- How does Congo rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Congo ranks 6th out of 141 countries with data for 2007.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.