What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?

14 number, with Kiribati ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?

12 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Kiribati

76 number

in 2016

Sao Tome and Principe

62 number

in 2017

Kiribati rank

143rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

145th

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

Kiribati
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 76 number against 62 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 14 number.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th of 189 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	88 number	2,705 number	2,617 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	71.62 number	1,860 number	1,789 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	16 number	2,062 number	2,046 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	73 number	117.5 number	44.5 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?: Kiribati, at 76 number against 62 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14 number, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?: Kiribati ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 145th 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.