What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?

595 number, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Equatorial Guinea

17,300 number

in 2015

Sri Lanka

16,705 number

in 2017

Equatorial Guinea rank

86th

Sri Lanka rank

87th

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

Equatorial Guinea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 17,300 number against 16,705 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 595 number.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 190 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18,634 number	13,520 number	5,114 number	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	16,961 number	13,870 number	3,091 number	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?: Equatorial Guinea, at 17,300 number against 16,705 number in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 595 number, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-primary-education-all-grades-both-sexes-number/equatorial-guinea/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-primary-education-all-grades-both-sexes-number/equatorial-guinea/sri-lanka/">Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 21 August 2026

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