What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

637,641 number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.

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.

South Asia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

South Asia

736,176 number

in 2019

Tanzania, United Republic of

98,535 number

in 2019

South Asia rank

27th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

26th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

South Asia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 736,176 number against 98,535 number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 637,641 number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 7.5 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 27th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 26th of 44 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Asia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.66 million number	2,862 number	4.66 million number	South Asia
1980s	2.77 million number	43,202 number	2.73 million number	South Asia
1990s	2.74 million number	61,442 number	2.68 million number	South Asia
2000s	3.58 million number	132,213 number	3.45 million number	South Asia
2010s	2.30 million number	118,297 number	2.18 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, South Asia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: South Asia, at 736,176 number against 98,535 number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 637,641 number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do South Asia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: South Asia ranks 27th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 26th 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.