Afghanistan vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Afghanistan
73,298
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.38 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
21st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
24th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197319982024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.38 million against 73,298 in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.30 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 32.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 24th of 191 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 58,624 1.93 million 1.88 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 73,298 2.32 million 2.25 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (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, male, Afghanistan or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.38 million against 73,298 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Afghanistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
2.30 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Afghanistan ranks 21st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
407 places, 9,338 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release