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)
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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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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.