Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?

Mauritania, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?

8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.

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.

Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Repeaters, primary, total

Mauritania

1.7%

in 2018

Sierra Leone

1.5%

in 2018

Mauritania rank

107th

Sierra Leone rank

110th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Mauritania
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mauritania ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	14.5%	15.0%	0.5%	Sierra Leone
1980s	17.2%	14.8%	2.4%	Mauritania
2000s	3.4%	9.9%	6.5%	Sierra Leone
2010s	2.9%	9.8%	6.9%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?: Mauritania, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?: 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?: Mauritania ranks 107th and Sierra Leone ranks 110th 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.