What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Central African Republic and Zambia?

3,157 number, with Zambia ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Central African Republic

18,300 number

in 2016

Zambia

21,457 number

in 2013

Central African Republic rank

36th

Zambia rank

33rd

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

Central African Republic
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21,457 number against 18,300 number in Central African Republic, a difference of 3,157 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5,851 number	558.29 number	5,293 number	Central African Republic
1980s	9,061 number	1,086 number	7,975 number	Central African Republic
2000s	14,157 number	20,428 number	6,271 number	Zambia
2010s	15,304 number	22,721 number	7,416 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Central African Republic or Zambia?: Zambia, at 21,457 number against 18,300 number in Central African Republic as of 2013.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Central African Republic and Zambia?: 3,157 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?: Central African Republic ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Central African Republic vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-grade-5-of-primary-education-both-sexes-number/central-african-republic/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-grade-5-of-primary-education-both-sexes-number/central-african-republic/zambia/">Central African Republic vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 4,199 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.