MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1.11 % change on previous year
in 2024
Zambia
2.07 % change on previous year
in 2013
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
79th
Zambia rank
82nd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
-2002040197219982024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.07 % change on previous year against 1.11 % change on previous year in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.96 % change on previous year.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.9 times MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1973 it was MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 220 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.95 % change on previous year 2.96 % change on previous year 2.99 % change on previous year MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 4.92 % change on previous year 9.2 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year Zambia
1990s 4.18 % change on previous year 4.09 % change on previous year 0.0993 % change on previous year MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.69 % change on previous year 2.58 % change on previous year 0.887 % change on previous year Zambia
2010s 1.69 % change on previous year -0.1868 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.07 % change on previous year against 1.11 % change on previous year in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2013.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
0.96 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual growth rate. 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), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
397 places, 14,190 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.