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

951,562 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2004 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 Kenya: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific

1.19 million number

in 2019

Kenya

235,728 number

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Kenya rank

26th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Kenya

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.19 million number against 235,728 number in Kenya, a difference of 951,562 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.0 times Kenya's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 26th of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.73 million number	350,172 number	2.38 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.42 million number	302,971 number	1.12 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 Kenya?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 million number against 235,728 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 951,562 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kenya?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Kenya rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Kenya ranks 26th 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.