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

15,716 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

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

Dominican Republic

59,721 number

in 2019

Liberia

44,005 number

in 2017

Dominican Republic rank

60th

Liberia rank

62nd

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

Dominican Republic
Liberia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 59,721 number against 44,005 number in Liberia, a difference of 15,716 number.

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

Across all 6 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Liberia ranks 62nd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	93,878 number	32,800 number	61,078 number	Dominican Republic
2010s	78,251 number	41,457 number	36,794 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, Dominican Republic or Liberia?: Dominican Republic, at 59,721 number against 44,005 number in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Liberia?: 15,716 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Liberia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and Liberia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Liberia ranks 62nd 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.