What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Ethiopia and IDA total?

6.15 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?

24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.

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.

Ethiopia vs IDA total: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Ethiopia

510,692 number

in 2015

IDA total

6.66 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

5th

IDA total rank

3rd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Ethiopia
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 6.66 million number against 510,692 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.15 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 13.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1980s	123,887 number	3.83 million number	3.71 million number	IDA total
1990s	140,216 number	4.76 million number	4.62 million number	IDA total
2000s	356,400 number	6.57 million number	6.21 million number	IDA total
2010s	571,881 number	7.14 million number	6.57 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Ethiopia or IDA total?: IDA total, at 6.66 million number against 510,692 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Ethiopia and IDA total?: 6.15 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA total?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and IDA total rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA total ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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