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

2,547 number, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?

10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.

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.

Kenya vs Nicaragua: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Kenya

24,206 number

in 2016

Nicaragua

21,659 number

in 2010

Kenya rank

34th

Nicaragua rank

36th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Kenya
Nicaragua

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 24,206 number against 21,659 number in Nicaragua, a difference of 2,547 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Kenya ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 36th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10,613 number	11,069 number	456.5 number	Nicaragua
1980s	68,511 number	28,144 number	40,367 number	Kenya
1990s	35,673 number	9,301 number	26,372 number	Kenya
2000s	42,483 number	24,532 number	17,951 number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Kenya or Nicaragua?: Kenya, at 24,206 number against 21,659 number in Nicaragua as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Kenya and Nicaragua?: 2,547 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Kenya ranks 34th and Nicaragua ranks 36th 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.