Ethiopia vs India: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Ethiopia
510,692 number
in 2015
India
331,726 number
in 2017
Ethiopia rank
5th
India rank
8th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • India
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 510,692 number against 331,726 number in India, a difference of 178,966 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1987 it was India ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 8th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia India Difference Ahead
1980s 128,655 number 1.42 million number 1.30 million number India
1990s 169,656 number 1.90 million number 1.73 million number India
2000s 364,458 number 2.07 million number 1.71 million number India
2010s 579,935 number 1.57 million number 987,942 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Ethiopia or India?
Ethiopia, at 510,692 number against 331,726 number in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Ethiopia and India?
178,966 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
14 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and India ranks 8th 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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About this data

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

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