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

980,539 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.

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 Guinea: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific

1.19 million number

in 2019

Guinea

206,751 number

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Guinea rank

30th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Guinea

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.19 million number against 206,751 number in Guinea, a difference of 980,539 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.7 times Guinea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 30th 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	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15.20 million number	64,606 number	15.14 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	9.03 million number	113,870 number	8.91 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	2.99 million number	165,935 number	2.82 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.85 million number	223,141 number	1.62 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 Guinea?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 million number against 206,751 number in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Guinea?: 980,539 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Guinea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Guinea rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 30th 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.