What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Afghanistan and South Asia?

1.47 million number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?

12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

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.

Afghanistan vs South Asia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Afghanistan

267,018 number

in 2018

South Asia

1.74 million number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

23rd

South Asia rank

26th

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

Afghanistan
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 1.74 million number against 267,018 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.47 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 6.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 26th of 190 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	215,998 number	12.07 million number	11.86 million number	South Asia
1980s	54,061 number	8.75 million number	8.70 million number	South Asia
1990s	70,786 number	6.22 million number	6.15 million number	South Asia
2010s	242,740 number	2.67 million number	2.43 million number	South Asia

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 South Asia?: South Asia, at 1.74 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 South Asia?: 1.47 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Afghanistan ranks 23rd and South Asia ranks 26th 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: 04 September 2026

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