What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between OECD members and Zambia?

373,435 number, with OECD members ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Zambia?

30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.

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.

OECD members vs Zambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

OECD members

455,532 number

in 2019

Zambia

82,097 number

in 2013

OECD members rank

28th

Zambia rank

31st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

OECD members
Zambia

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 455,532 number against 82,097 number in Zambia, a difference of 373,435 number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 5.5 times Zambia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 31st of 42 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.92 million number	5,924 number	1.92 million number	OECD members
1980s	1.81 million number	8,159 number	1.80 million number	OECD members
1990s	1.17 million number	30,925 number	1.14 million number	OECD members
2000s	845,199 number	73,418 number	771,781 number	OECD members
2010s	626,268 number	82,478 number	543,790 number	OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, OECD members or Zambia?: OECD members, at 455,532 number against 82,097 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between OECD members and Zambia?: 373,435 number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Zambia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
How do OECD members and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: OECD members ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 31st of 42 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: 21 August 2026

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