How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?

10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1991.

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.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Repeaters, primary, total

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

4.4%

in 2018

Portugal

14.3%

in 1991

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

17th

Portugal rank

17th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14.3% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Portugal ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 17th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.8%	18.6%	4.8%	Portugal
1980s	13.4%	17.5%	4.0%	Portugal
1990s	12.6%	14.2%	1.6%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?: Portugal, at 14.3% against 4.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 1991.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?: 9.9%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1991.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 17th 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: 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.