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

384 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

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

Cuba

4,160 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

4,544 number

in 2017

Cuba rank

112th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

111th

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

Cuba
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4,544 number against 4,160 number in Cuba, a difference of 384 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 112th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	48,214 number	5,900 number	42,314 number	Cuba
1980s	68,902 number	4,770 number	64,132 number	Cuba
1990s	24,522 number	6,566 number	17,956 number	Cuba
2000s	6,141 number	7,350 number	1,209 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	4,326 number	4,346 number	20.43 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Cuba or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 4,544 number against 4,160 number in Cuba as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?: 384 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Cuba ranks 112th 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.