Pre-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Pre-demographic dividend
12.17 million number
in 2019
South Africa
571,199 number
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend rank
10th
South Africa rank
11th

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

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019942019

How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 12.17 million number against 571,199 number in South Africa, a difference of 11.60 million number.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 21.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 11th of 44 groups.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 7.14 million number 783,969 number 6.35 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 8.86 million number 576,713 number 8.28 million number Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 11.55 million number 643,286 number 10.90 million number Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Pre-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 12.17 million number against 571,199 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
11.60 million number, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 11th 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

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