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

59 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

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

Italy

1,698 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

1,757 number

in 2017

Italy rank

100th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

98th

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

Italy
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,757 number against 1,698 number in Italy, a difference of 59 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 100th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 98th of 187 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30,677 number	1,198 number	29,479 number	Italy
1980s	10,525 number	1,200 number	9,324 number	Italy
1990s	4,392 number	1,563 number	2,828 number	Italy
2000s	1,564 number	1,534 number	30.25 number	Italy
2010s	1,825 number	1,628 number	197.5 number	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Italy or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,757 number against 1,698 number in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?: 59 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Italy and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?: Italy ranks 100th 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.