What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Morocco and United States of America?

6,509 number, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States of America?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Morocco vs United States of America: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Morocco

80,963 number

in 2019

United States of America

87,472 number

in 2018

Morocco rank

21st

United States of America rank

18th

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

Morocco
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 87,472 number against 80,963 number in Morocco, a difference of 6,509 number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 18th of 189 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	115,454 number	0 number	115,454 number	Morocco
2000s	130,812 number	0 number	130,812 number	Morocco
2010s	82,792 number	25,593 number	57,199 number	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Morocco or United States of America?: United States of America, at 87,472 number against 80,963 number in Morocco as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Morocco and United States of America?: 6,509 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and United States of America?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Morocco and United States of America rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?: Morocco ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 18th 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.