What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Chile and Dominican Republic?

16,928 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Dominican Republic?

9 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Chile vs Dominican Republic: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Chile

42,793 number

in 2018

Dominican Republic

59,721 number

in 2019

Chile rank

63rd

Dominican Republic rank

60th

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

Chile
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 59,721 number against 42,793 number in Chile, a difference of 16,928 number.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.4 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Chile ranks 63rd and Dominican Republic ranks 60th of 190 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	167,060 number	170,381 number	3,321 number	Dominican Republic
2010s	57,547 number	76,911 number	19,364 number	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Chile or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 59,721 number against 42,793 number in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Chile and Dominican Republic?: 16,928 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Dominican Republic?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Chile and Dominican Republic rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Chile ranks 63rd and Dominican Republic ranks 60th 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.