Egypt vs India: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Egypt
269,418 number
in 2019
India
251,584 number
in 2017
Egypt rank
6th
India rank
7th

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

  • Egypt
  • India
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 269,418 number against 251,584 number in India, a difference of 17,834 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.

Egypt ranks 6th and India ranks 7th of 184 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt India Difference Ahead
2000s 430,450 number 2.23 million number 1.80 million number India
2010s 420,769 number 480,228 number 59,459 number India

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, Egypt or India?
Egypt, at 269,418 number against 251,584 number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Egypt and India?
17,834 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and India?
6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Egypt and India rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 6th and India ranks 7th of 184 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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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 4,898 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.