India vs Pre-demographic dividend: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

India
701,221 number
in 2017
Pre-demographic dividend
12.17 million number
in 2019
India rank
9th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
9th

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

  • India
  • Pre-demographic dividend
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019942019

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 12.17 million number against 701,221 number in India, a difference of 11.47 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 17.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

India ranks 9th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Pre-demographic dividend in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 11.45 million number 3.25 million number 8.20 million number India
1980s 3.55 million number 6.27 million number 2.72 million number Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 4.24 million number 7.26 million number 3.03 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 4.57 million number 9.24 million number 4.67 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 2.49 million number 11.39 million number 8.90 million number Pre-demographic dividend

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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 12.17 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
11.47 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pre-demographic dividend?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do India and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
India ranks 9th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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.