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)
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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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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.