Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, East Asia & Pacific or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 7.9% against 0.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nicaragua?

25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2010.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Nicaragua: Repeaters, primary, total

East Asia & Pacific

0.7%

in 2018

Nicaragua

7.9%

in 2010

East Asia & Pacific rank

41st

Nicaragua rank

41st

Repeaters, primary, total over time

East Asia & Pacific
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 7.9% against 0.7% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 11.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 42 groups.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.0%	14.7%	7.7%	Nicaragua
1990s	4.7%	14.4%	9.8%	Nicaragua
2000s	1.6%	9.0%	7.4%	Nicaragua
2010s	1.4%	7.9%	6.6%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, East Asia & Pacific or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 7.9% against 0.7% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2010.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between East Asia & Pacific and Nicaragua?: 7.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Nicaragua?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2010.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Nicaragua rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 42 groups.
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.