MDG: Southern Asia vs Saudi Arabia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

MDG: Southern Asia
4.12 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
26,900
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia rank
69th
Saudi Arabia rank
68th

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

  • MDG: Southern Asia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 4.12 million against 26,900 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4.09 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 153.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 220 groups.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 11.10 million 108,717 10.99 million MDG: Southern Asia
2000s 8.85 million 117,293 8.73 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 5.10 million 42,095 5.06 million MDG: Southern Asia
2020s 3.07 million 17,724 3.05 million MDG: Southern Asia

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, MDG: Southern Asia or Saudi Arabia?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 4.12 million against 26,900 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between MDG: Southern Asia and Saudi Arabia?
4.09 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do MDG: Southern Asia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.