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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1.09 million number
in 2019
Egypt
190,038 number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Egypt rank
33rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Egypt
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 1.09 million number against 190,038 number in Egypt, a difference of 904,622 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 33rd of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 5.33 million number 508,714 number 4.82 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 3.11 million number 353,621 number 2.76 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 1.55 million number 318,562 number 1.23 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Egypt?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 1.09 million number against 190,038 number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt?
904,622 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt?
17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Egypt rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 33rd of 44 groups.
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

Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.