What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?

29,820 number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?

10 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.

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.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

82,347 number

in 2019

Papua New Guinea

52,527 number

in 2016

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

39th

Papua New Guinea rank

42nd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 82,347 number against 52,527 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 29,820 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 44 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	303,763 number	0 number	303,763 number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	203,548 number	0 number	203,548 number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	78,196 number	52,710 number	25,486 number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 82,347 number against 52,527 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?: 29,820 number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 44 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)
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: 04 September 2026

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