What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?

98 number, with Suriname ahead.

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

9 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Suriname: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Sao Tome and Principe

456 number

in 2017

Suriname

554 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe rank

114th

Suriname rank

111th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 554 number against 456 number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 98 number.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Suriname ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th and Suriname ranks 111th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	209.5 number	497.5 number	288 number	Suriname
2000s	561 number	310 number	251 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	382.17 number	534.83 number	152.67 number	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male, Sao Tome and Principe or Suriname?: Suriname, at 554 number against 456 number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?: 98 number, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Suriname rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 114th and Suriname ranks 111th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 3,751 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.