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

107 number, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Switzerland?

34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.

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.

Niger vs Switzerland: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Niger

633 number

in 2019

Switzerland

740 number

in 2018

Niger rank

103rd

Switzerland rank

101st

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Niger
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 740 number against 633 number in Niger, a difference of 107 number.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 101st of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,009 number	982.67 number	26 number	Niger
1980s	584.11 number	681 number	96.89 number	Switzerland
1990s	1,390 number	656.17 number	733.67 number	Niger
2000s	625.2 number	476.3 number	148.9 number	Niger
2010s	387.67 number	523 number	135.33 number	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Niger or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 740 number against 633 number in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Niger and Switzerland?: 107 number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Switzerland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Niger and Switzerland rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Niger ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 101st 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.