MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs United States of America: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
7.81 million
in 2024
United States of America
212,468
in 2023
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
18th
United States of America rank
17th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • United States of America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 7.81 million against 212,468 in United States of America, a difference of 7.60 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 36.8 times United States of America's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 17th of 220 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 6.89 million 212,988 6.68 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 7.41 million 211,037 7.20 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or United States of America?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 7.81 million against 212,468 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United States of America?
7.60 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United States of America?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 17th of 220 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
419 places, 16,344 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) with 722 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.