India vs Middle income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

India
701,221 number
in 2017
Middle income
11.38 million number
in 2019
India rank
9th
Middle income rank
11th

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

  • India
  • Middle income
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019942019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 11.38 million number against 701,221 number in India, a difference of 10.67 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 16.2 times India's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 11th of 190 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 11.45 million number 36.12 million number 24.67 million number Middle income
1980s 3.55 million number 34.45 million number 30.90 million number Middle income
1990s 4.24 million number 27.88 million number 23.65 million number Middle income
2000s 4.57 million number 23.49 million number 18.92 million number Middle income
2010s 2.49 million number 15.50 million number 13.02 million number Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, India or Middle income?
Middle income, at 11.38 million number against 701,221 number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between India and Middle income?
10.67 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
India ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 11th 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

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