Haiti vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters, primary, total

Haiti
16.9%
in 1997
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.6%
in 2018
Haiti rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Haiti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 16.9% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 189 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 23.7% 10.8% 12.9% Haiti
1980s 14.4% 11.0% 3.3% Haiti
1990s 16.9% 10.6% 6.3% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Haiti or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Haiti, at 16.9% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 1997.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
9.3%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1997.
How do Haiti and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Haiti ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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

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.