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

India
116,072 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.62 million number
in 2019
India rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th

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

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.62 million number against 116,072 number in India, a difference of 1.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.0 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was India ahead.

India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 182 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 992,048 number 770,049 number 222,000 number India
2010s 358,911 number 1.47 million number 1.11 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, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.62 million number against 116,072 number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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

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