What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

6,280 number, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female

South Africa

34,633 number

in 2018

Tanzania, United Republic of

28,353 number

in 2019

South Africa rank

13th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

16th

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 34,633 number against 28,353 number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 6,280 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43,452 number	39,164 number	4,288 number	South Africa
2000s	41,172 number	41,432 number	259.33 number	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	33,906 number	21,316 number	12,590 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: South Africa, at 34,633 number against 28,353 number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 6,280 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, female?: South Africa ranks 13th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,324 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.