What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?

5.85 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?

18 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

6.23 million number

in 2019

Uganda

383,387 number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Uganda rank

6th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 6.23 million number against 383,387 number in Uganda, a difference of 5.85 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 6th of 42 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.75 million number	104,748 number	2.65 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	5.19 million number	463,922 number	4.73 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	6.00 million number	378,950 number	5.62 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uganda?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 6.23 million number against 383,387 number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 5.85 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 6th 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.