What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Guatemala?

985,133 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Guatemala?

27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Guatemala: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific

1.19 million number

in 2019

Guatemala

202,157 number

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Guatemala rank

32nd

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

East Asia & Pacific
Guatemala

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.19 million number against 202,157 number in Guatemala, a difference of 985,133 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.9 times Guatemala's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Guatemala ranks 32nd of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.47 million number	125,434 number	15.35 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	7.38 million number	242,655 number	7.14 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	3.01 million number	292,698 number	2.71 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.60 million number	241,653 number	1.36 million number	East Asia & Pacific

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 or Guatemala?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 million number against 202,157 number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Guatemala?: 985,133 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Guatemala?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Guatemala rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Guatemala ranks 32nd 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: 04 September 2026

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