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

605 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

24 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.

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

Denmark

3,939 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

4,544 number

in 2017

Denmark rank

114th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

111th

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

Denmark
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4,544 number against 3,939 number in Denmark, a difference of 605 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Denmark ranks 114th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th of 190 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 number	5,900 number	5,900 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0 number	4,770 number	4,770 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0 number	6,566 number	6,566 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	127.33 number	7,162 number	7,035 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	3,381 number	4,346 number	965.29 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, Denmark or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 4,544 number against 3,939 number in Denmark as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe?: 605 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Denmark ranks 114th 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.