Middle income vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters, primary, total

Middle income
2.1%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
12.3%
in 2017
Middle income rank
26th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Middle income
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 12.3% against 2.1% in Middle income, a difference of 10.2%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 5.8 times Middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 42 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 9.8% 46.6% 36.8% Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 8.4% 28.6% 20.1% Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 6.0% 30.1% 24.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 4.2% 24.0% 19.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3.0% 12.2% 9.2% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Middle income or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 12.3% against 2.1% in Middle income as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Middle income and Sao Tome and Principe?
10.2%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Middle income and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Middle income ranks 26th 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

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.