Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Egypt
269,418 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.59 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

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

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.59 million number against 269,418 number in Egypt, a difference of 3.32 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.3 times Egypt's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 184 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 392,720 number 1.79 million number 1.40 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 377,044 number 3.45 million number 3.07 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.59 million number against 269,418 number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.32 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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.