India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes
India
701,221 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
13.26 million number
in 2019
India rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 13.26 million number against 701,221 number in India, a difference of 12.56 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.9 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.45 million number | 3.73 million number | 7.72 million number | India |
| 1980s | 3.55 million number | 6.93 million number | 3.38 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.24 million number | 8.65 million number | 4.41 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.57 million number | 10.85 million number | 6.28 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.49 million number | 12.80 million number | 10.31 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 13.26 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 12.56 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- India ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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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About this data
Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.