What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Guinea and Sierra Leone?

4,015 number, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?

7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Guinea

27,720 number

in 2016

Sierra Leone

23,705 number

in 2019

Guinea rank

43rd

Sierra Leone rank

46th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

Guinea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 27,720 number against 23,705 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4,015 number.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 46th of 189 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,784 number	11,445 number	3,661 number	Sierra Leone
1980s	13,922 number	14,161 number	238.5 number	Sierra Leone
2000s	9,345 number	40,797 number	31,452 number	Sierra Leone
2010s	27,810 number	53,930 number	26,120 number	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Guinea or Sierra Leone?: Guinea, at 27,720 number against 23,705 number in Sierra Leone as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 4,015 number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sierra Leone?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?: Guinea ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 46th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 5,062 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.