What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between China and Sao Tome and Principe?

175 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

China

1,582 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

1,757 number

in 2017

China rank

101st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

98th

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

China
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,757 number against 1,582 number in China, a difference of 175 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 101st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.61 million number	1,565 number	1.60 million number	China
2000s	17,730 number	1,355 number	16,375 number	China
2010s	6,291 number	1,628 number	4,663 number	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, China or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,757 number against 1,582 number in China as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 175 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do China and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?: China ranks 101st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,880 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.