What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

910,408 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?

14 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2016.

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.

Central African Republic vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Central African Republic

184,252 number

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

1.09 million number

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

35th

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

32nd

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

Central African Republic
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 1.09 million number against 184,252 number in Central African Republic, a difference of 910,408 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.9 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 35th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 190 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	100,132 number	14.51 million number	14.41 million number	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s	100,725 number	12.13 million number	12.03 million number	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s	128,960 number	2.52 million number	2.39 million number	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s	153,264 number	1.89 million number	1.73 million number	East Asia & Pacific (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, Central African Republic or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 1.09 million number against 184,252 number in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: 910,408 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Central African Republic ranks 35th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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.