What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and India?

77,468 number, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?

16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.

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.

Ethiopia vs India: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Ethiopia

196,688 number

in 2015

India

119,220 number

in 2017

Ethiopia rank

3rd

India rank

6th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
India

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 196,688 number against 119,220 number in India, a difference of 77,468 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was India ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 188 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	India	Difference	Ahead
1980s	93,070 number	611,537 number	518,466 number	India
1990s	125,064 number	633,201 number	508,138 number	India
2000s	173,066 number	652,904 number	479,838 number	India
2010s	177,343 number	682,648 number	505,305 number	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Ethiopia or India?: Ethiopia, at 196,688 number against 119,220 number in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Ethiopia and India?: 77,468 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th 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: 21 August 2026

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