GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs South Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
6.46 million
in 2024
South Africa
100,944
in 2023
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
28th
South Africa rank
27th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • South Africa
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How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 6.46 million against 100,944 in South Africa, a difference of 6.35 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 64.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 220 groups.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.27 million 336,970 2.94 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 4.47 million 278,758 4.19 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 5.63 million 227,725 5.40 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 6.13 million 124,640 6.01 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or South Africa?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 6.46 million against 100,944 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
6.35 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 27th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,635 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release