Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, IDA blend or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.3% against 2.3% in IDA blend as of 2017.

What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe?

10.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

IDA blend vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters, primary, total

IDA blend

2.3%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

12.3%

in 2017

IDA blend rank

25th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

23rd

Repeaters, primary, total over time

IDA blend
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.3% against 2.3% in IDA blend, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 5.4 times IDA blend's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 42 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.3%	30.7%	27.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	3.5%	24.0%	20.5%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2.9%	12.2%	9.3%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, IDA blend or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.3% against 2.3% in IDA blend as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: IDA blend ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.