What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Algeria and East Asia & Pacific?

951,962 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and East Asia & Pacific?

37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.

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.

Algeria vs East Asia & Pacific: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Algeria

235,328 number

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific

1.19 million number

in 2019

Algeria rank

27th

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

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

Algeria
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.19 million number against 235,328 number in Algeria, a difference of 951,962 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.0 times Algeria's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th of 190 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1980s	251,560 number	15.20 million number	14.95 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	413,359 number	9.06 million number	8.65 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	499,713 number	2.99 million number	2.49 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	244,806 number	1.60 million number	1.35 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Algeria or East Asia & Pacific?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 million number against 235,328 number in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Algeria and East Asia & Pacific?: 951,962 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and East Asia & Pacific?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
How do Algeria and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Algeria ranks 27th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th 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.