What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female between Central African Republic and Zambia?

2,653 number, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Central African Republic vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Central African Republic

26,187 number

in 2016

Zambia

23,534 number

in 2016

Central African Republic rank

28th

Zambia rank

30th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

Central African Republic
Zambia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 26,187 number against 23,534 number in Zambia, a difference of 2,653 number.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 188 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,407 number	292 number	7,115 number	Central African Republic
1980s	9,202 number	333.25 number	8,868 number	Central African Republic
2000s	14,902 number	13,963 number	939.33 number	Central African Republic
2010s	18,852 number	16,242 number	2,610 number	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female, Central African Republic or Zambia?: Central African Republic, at 26,187 number against 23,534 number in Zambia as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female between Central African Republic and Zambia?: 2,653 number, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female?: Central African Republic ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,544 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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