What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Philippines and United States of America?

1,419 number, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States of America?

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Philippines vs United States of America: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Philippines

43,598 number

in 2017

United States of America

45,017 number

in 2018

Philippines rank

21st

United States of America rank

20th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Philippines
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 45,017 number against 43,598 number in Philippines, a difference of 1,419 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70,154 number	0 number	70,154 number	Philippines
2000s	88,435 number	0 number	88,435 number	Philippines
2010s	45,248 number	23,616 number	21,632 number	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Philippines or United States of America?: United States of America, at 45,017 number against 43,598 number in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Philippines and United States of America?: 1,419 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States of America?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Philippines and United States of America rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Philippines ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th 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.