Which has higher repeaters, primary, male, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Central African Republic, at 22.5% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.

What is the difference in repeaters, primary, male between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

14.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters, primary, male

Central African Republic

22.5%

in 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

7.8%

in 2018

Central African Republic rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

9th

Repeaters, primary, male over time

Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 22.5% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.7%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 186 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29.9%	12.1%	17.8%	Central African Republic
1980s	33.9%	11.6%	22.3%	Central African Republic
1990s	33.4%	11.3%	22.1%	Central African Republic
2000s	27.4%	9.6%	17.8%	Central African Republic
2010s	21.9%	8.5%	13.4%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, male, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Central African Republic, at 22.5% against 7.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, male between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 14.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters, primary, male?: Central African Republic ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit: % of male enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.