What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Burundi and South Africa?

13,924 number, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?

14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burundi vs South Africa: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Burundi

97,459 number

in 2019

South Africa

83,535 number

in 2018

Burundi rank

8th

South Africa rank

9th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Burundi
South Africa

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 97,459 number against 83,535 number in South Africa, a difference of 13,924 number.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Burundi ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 9th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,644 number	129,297 number	115,653 number	South Africa
2000s	38,993 number	62,846 number	23,853 number	South Africa
2010s	83,126 number	101,875 number	18,749 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Burundi or South Africa?: Burundi, at 97,459 number against 83,535 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Burundi and South Africa?: 13,924 number, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Burundi and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Burundi ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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