What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?

17,188 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?

9 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2003.

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.

Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Gabon

96,273 number

in 2003

Papua New Guinea

113,461 number

in 2016

Gabon rank

49th

Papua New Guinea rank

46th

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

Gabon
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 113,461 number against 96,273 number in Gabon, a difference of 17,188 number.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th of 190 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	66,478 number	66,478 number	Gabon
1990s	81,962 number	81,962 number	Gabon
2000s	96,735 number	96,735 number	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 113,461 number against 96,273 number in Gabon as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?: 17,188 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2003.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Gabon ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 46th 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.