Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes
Iraq
818,729 number
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
13.26 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time
- Iraq
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 13.26 million number against 818,729 number in Iraq, a difference of 12.44 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.2 times Iraq's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 256,311 number | 4.02 million number | 3.77 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 555,978 number | 6.55 million number | 5.99 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 416,245 number | 8.13 million number | 7.72 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 537,396 number | 10.95 million number | 10.41 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, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 13.26 million number against 818,729 number in Iraq as of 2019.
- What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 12.44 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 6th 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.