Colombia vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)

Colombia
56.16 % change on previous year
in 2022
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
13.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Colombia rank
17th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
15th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) over time

  • Colombia
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
-50050100150197119972024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 56.16 % change on previous year against 13.67 % change on previous year in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 42.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Colombia's figure about 4.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 17th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 15th of 182 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.63 % change on previous year -11.97 % change on previous year 13.6 % change on previous year Colombia
1980s 1.42 % change on previous year -4.95 % change on previous year 6.38 % change on previous year Colombia
1990s -0.9618 % change on previous year 0.8401 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2000s -4.54 % change on previous year 2.21 % change on previous year 6.74 % change on previous year ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s -0.3637 % change on previous year -13.9 % change on previous year 13.54 % change on previous year Colombia
2020s 60.87 % change on previous year 17.36 % change on previous year 43.51 % change on previous year Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), Colombia or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Colombia, at 56.16 % change on previous year against 13.67 % change on previous year in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2022.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) between Colombia and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
42.49 % change on previous year, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Colombia and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)?
Colombia ranks 17th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 15th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
402 places, 15,253 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.