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

Nepal
263,796
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
14.32 million
in 2024
Nepal rank
24th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
24th

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

  • Nepal
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 14.32 million against 263,796 in Nepal, a difference of 14.06 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 54.3 times Nepal's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 24th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 24th of 205 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 503,666 7.03 million 6.52 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 773,086 7.56 million 6.78 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 853,470 11.00 million 10.15 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 450,056 12.56 million 12.11 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 224,834 13.78 million 13.56 million SDG: 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, Nepal or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 14.32 million against 263,796 in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between Nepal and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
14.06 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Nepal and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
Nepal ranks 24th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 24th of 205 countries.
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.