MDG: Western Asia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

MDG: Western Asia
1.88 million
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
4,544
in 2017
MDG: Western Asia rank
113th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
110th

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

  • MDG: Western Asia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

MDG: Western Asia currently reports 1.88 million against 4,544 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.87 million.

That makes MDG: Western Asia's figure about 413.6 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, MDG: Western Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Western Asia ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 220 groups.

MDG: Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Western Asia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.35 million 5,474 1.35 million MDG: Western Asia
1980s 1.88 million 4,998 1.88 million MDG: Western Asia
1990s 1.64 million 6,566 1.63 million MDG: Western Asia
2000s 1.34 million 7,381 1.33 million MDG: Western Asia
2010s 1.58 million 4,344 1.58 million MDG: Western 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: Western Asia or Sao Tome and Principe?
MDG: Western Asia, at 1.88 million against 4,544 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between MDG: Western Asia and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.87 million, with MDG: Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Western Asia and Sao Tome and Principe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do MDG: Western Asia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
MDG: Western Asia ranks 113th 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
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.