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

1,951 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.

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.

Syrian Arab Republic vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Syrian Arab Republic

25,485 number

in 2013

Zambia

23,534 number

in 2016

Syrian Arab Republic rank

29th

Zambia rank

30th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

Syrian Arab Republic
Zambia

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 25,485 number against 23,534 number in Zambia, a difference of 1,951 number.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 30th of 188 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syrian Arab Republic	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12,646 number	268.88 number	12,377 number	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	18,412 number	301.83 number	18,111 number	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	26,756 number	7,326 number	19,430 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	33,035 number	12,144 number	20,891 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	36,773 number	13,936 number	22,837 number	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female, Syrian Arab Republic or Zambia?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 25,485 number against 23,534 number in Zambia as of 2013.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female between Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia?: 1,951 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
How do Syrian Arab Republic and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female?: Syrian Arab Republic ranks 29th 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.