How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

Argentina

123,460 number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.62 million number

in 2019

Argentina rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female over time

Argentina
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.62 million number against 123,460 number in Argentina, a difference of 1.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 182 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67,961 number	606,734 number	538,773 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	88,933 number	776,760 number	687,827 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	115,838 number	1.43 million number	1.31 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, female, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.62 million number against 123,460 number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?: Argentina ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 226 places, 4,367 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.