ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Republic of Korea: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
265,020
in 2020
Republic of Korea
47
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
160th
Republic of Korea rank
160th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Republic of Korea
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197119972024

How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 265,020 against 47 in Republic of Korea, a difference of 264,973.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s figure about 5,638.7 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 160th and Republic of Korea ranks 160th of 220 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 346,956 0 346,956 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2000s 301,230 32.6 301,198 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2010s 327,338 52.2 327,286 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2020s 265,020 110 264,910 ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Republic of Korea?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 265,020 against 47 in Republic of Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Republic of Korea?
264,973, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Republic of Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Republic of Korea rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 160th and Republic of Korea ranks 160th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
419 places, 15,622 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release