Afghanistan vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Afghanistan
124,578
in 2023
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
4.67 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
25th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197319982024

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 4.67 million against 124,578 in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.54 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 37.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 25th of 201 countries.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Difference Ahead
2010s 85,650 3.54 million 3.45 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 124,578 4.59 million 4.46 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, Afghanistan or ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 4.67 million against 124,578 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Afghanistan and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
4.54 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 25th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release