What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

18,756 number, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

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.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Kenya

235,728 number

in 2016

Tanzania, United Republic of

216,972 number

in 2019

Kenya rank

26th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

29th

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

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 235,728 number against 216,972 number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 18,756 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 26th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	85,686 number	11,189 number	74,498 number	Kenya
1980s	476,757 number	43,218 number	433,539 number	Kenya
2000s	350,172 number	407,497 number	57,325 number	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	235,728 number	389,840 number	154,112 number	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Kenya, at 235,728 number against 216,972 number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 18,756 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Kenya ranks 26th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th 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: 21 August 2026

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