India vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female
India
331,726 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
6.23 million number
in 2019
India rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 6.23 million number against 331,726 number in India, a difference of 5.90 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1974 it was India ahead.
India ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.18 million number | 1.61 million number | 2.57 million number | India |
| 1980s | 1.42 million number | 3.01 million number | 1.59 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.90 million number | 3.76 million number | 1.86 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.07 million number | 4.93 million number | 2.85 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 1.18 million number | 6.04 million number | 4.86 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, India or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 6.23 million number against 331,726 number in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.90 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- India ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.