What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?

20.56 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?

25 years are reported by both, from 1982 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.

Ethiopia vs IDA & IBRD total: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Ethiopia

1.11 million number

in 2015

IDA & IBRD total

21.67 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

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

Ethiopia
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 21.67 million number against 1.11 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 20.56 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 19.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1980s	281,483 number	39.81 million number	39.52 million number	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	345,414 number	33.79 million number	33.44 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	852,511 number	31.40 million number	30.54 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	1.16 million number	27.47 million number	26.30 million number	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Ethiopia or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 21.67 million number against 1.11 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?: 20.56 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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.

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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.