What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

365 number, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.

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.

Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Cape Verde

4,909 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

4,544 number

in 2017

Cape Verde rank

109th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

111th

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

Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 4,909 number against 4,544 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 365 number.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 109th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th of 190 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	16,138 number	4,770 number	11,368 number	Cape Verde
1990s	12,724 number	5,842 number	6,882 number	Cape Verde
2000s	10,619 number	7,350 number	3,269 number	Cape Verde
2010s	6,291 number	4,346 number	1,945 number	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?: Cape Verde, at 4,909 number against 4,544 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 365 number, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Cape Verde ranks 109th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th 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.