What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Pakistan?

2.39 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Pakistan?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Pakistan: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean

2.82 million number

in 2019

Pakistan

427,190 number

in 2019

Latin America & Caribbean rank

18th

Pakistan rank

16th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Pakistan

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 2.82 million number against 427,190 number in Pakistan, a difference of 2.39 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 6.6 times Pakistan's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 44 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.38 million number	689,597 number	4.69 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	3.16 million number	525,590 number	2.64 million number	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Pakistan?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 2.82 million number against 427,190 number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Pakistan?: 2.39 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Pakistan?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Pakistan rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 44 groups.
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.