What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

562 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?

21 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.

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.

Jamaica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Jamaica

3,982 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

4,544 number

in 2017

Jamaica rank

113th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

111th

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

Jamaica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 4,544 number against 3,982 number in Jamaica, a difference of 562 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th of 190 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16,127 number	5,900 number	10,227 number	Jamaica
1980s	14,182 number	5,115 number	9,067 number	Jamaica
1990s	12,208 number	5,842 number	6,366 number	Jamaica
2000s	9,974 number	7,162 number	2,812 number	Jamaica
2010s	8,425 number	4,346 number	4,079 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 4,544 number against 3,982 number in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 562 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Jamaica ranks 113th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 111th 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: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.