What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?

7,792 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

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.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

29,867 number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

22,075 number

in 2019

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank

41st

Saudi Arabia rank

39th

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 29,867 number against 22,075 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 7,792 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 44 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	83,094 number	25,159 number	57,935 number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s	64,812 number	9,387 number	55,425 number	Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 29,867 number against 22,075 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?: 7,792 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 44 groups.
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.