ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
2.23 million
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
4,544
in 2017
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank
107th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
110th

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

  • ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197219972023

How they compare

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) currently reports 2.23 million against 4,544 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.23 million.

That makes ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)'s figure about 491.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) has been ahead every year.

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 220 groups.

ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 632,308 5,758 626,550 ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
1980s 1.20 million 6,852 1.19 million ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
1990s 1.57 million 6,566 1.57 million ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
2000s 2.08 million 7,381 2.08 million ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
2010s 2.23 million 4,344 2.23 million ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) or Sao Tome and Principe?
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), at 2.23 million against 4,544 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Sao Tome and Principe?
2.23 million, with ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.