South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

South Africa
90,050 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.62 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

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

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.62 million number against 90,050 number in South Africa, a difference of 1.53 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 18.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 182 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 106,807 number 674,691 number 567,884 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 115,098 number 1.58 million number 1.47 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.62 million number against 90,050 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.53 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
South Africa ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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

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