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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
14.43 million
in 2024
Pakistan
440,233
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
18th
Pakistan rank
15th

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

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Pakistan
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 14.43 million against 440,233 in Pakistan, a difference of 13.99 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 32.8 times Pakistan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 15th of 220 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 11.62 million 689,597 10.93 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 12.71 million 527,753 12.18 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 13.89 million 728,305 13.17 million 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), gaps, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Pakistan?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 14.43 million against 440,233 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Pakistan?
13.99 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Pakistan?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Pakistan rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 15th 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.