Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Afghanistan
267,018 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2.74 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
20th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.74 million number against 267,018 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.47 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 190 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 215,998 number 6.56 million number 6.34 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 54,061 number 7.83 million number 7.78 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 70,786 number 7.56 million number 7.49 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 242,740 number 2.65 million number 2.41 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Afghanistan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.74 million number against 267,018 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
2.47 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.