What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Guatemala and OECD members?

948,833 number, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and OECD members?

37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Guatemala vs OECD members: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Guatemala

202,157 number

in 2019

OECD members

1.15 million number

in 2019

Guatemala rank

32nd

OECD members rank

29th

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

Guatemala
OECD members

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 1.15 million number against 202,157 number in Guatemala, a difference of 948,833 number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 5.7 times Guatemala's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 32nd and OECD members ranks 29th of 190 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1970s	94,985 number	4.61 million number	4.51 million number	OECD members
1980s	126,574 number	4.43 million number	4.30 million number	OECD members
1990s	242,655 number	2.90 million number	2.66 million number	OECD members
2000s	292,698 number	2.12 million number	1.82 million number	OECD members
2010s	241,653 number	1.31 million number	1.07 million number	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Guatemala or OECD members?: OECD members, at 1.15 million number against 202,157 number in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Guatemala and OECD members?: 948,833 number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and OECD members?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and OECD members rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Guatemala ranks 32nd and OECD members ranks 29th 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: 21 August 2026

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