Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Afghanistan
267,018 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2.64 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 2.64 million number against 267,018 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.37 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 190 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 215,998 number 2.44 million number 2.23 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 54,061 number 3.05 million number 2.99 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 70,786 number 3.33 million number 3.26 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 242,740 number 2.78 million number 2.54 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 2.64 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
2.37 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.