Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Brazil or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Brazil, at 8.7% against 1.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

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

Brazil vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Repeaters, primary, total

Brazil

8.7%

in 2011

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

1.3%

in 2018

Brazil rank

37th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

34th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Brazil
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.7% against 1.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 7.4%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 6.8 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Brazil ranks 37th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.6%	16.3%	2.3%	Brazil
1980s	20.9%	8.5%	12.5%	Brazil
1990s	19.9%	4.6%	15.3%	Brazil
2000s	18.6%	4.6%	13.9%	Brazil
2010s	9.1%	5.5%	3.6%	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Brazil or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Brazil, at 8.7% against 1.3% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2011.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Brazil and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 7.4%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Brazil and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: Brazil ranks 37th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit: % of total enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 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.