Eritrea vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)

Eritrea
4.24 % change on previous year
in 2018
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Eritrea rank
72nd
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
74th

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

  • Eritrea
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
-40-2002040197119972024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.24 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 2.62 % change on previous year.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.6 times MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

Eritrea ranks 72nd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 74th of 182 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5309 % change on previous year 3.79 % change on previous year 3.26 % change on previous year MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 0.6067 % change on previous year 3.13 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 0.5526 % change on previous year 1.29 % change on previous year 0.7329 % change on previous year MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), Eritrea or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
Eritrea, at 4.24 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) between Eritrea and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
2.62 % change on previous year, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)?
Eritrea ranks 72nd and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 74th 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
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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.