What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Republic of Korea and Singapore?

1 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?

18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Singapore: Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male

Republic of Korea

5 number

in 2018

Singapore

4 number

in 2018

Republic of Korea rank

159th

Singapore rank

161st

Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male over time

Republic of Korea
Singapore

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 5 number against 4 number in Singapore, a difference of 1 number.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 159th and Singapore ranks 161st of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41 number	2,752 number	2,711 number	Singapore
1980s	0 number	711.5 number	711.5 number	Singapore
2000s	8.33 number	11.67 number	3.33 number	Singapore
2010s	4.67 number	3.33 number	1.33 number	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male, Republic of Korea or Singapore?: Republic of Korea, at 5 number against 4 number in Singapore as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male between Republic of Korea and Singapore?: 1 number, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Singapore rank globally for repeaters in grade 4 of primary education, male?: Republic of Korea ranks 159th and Singapore ranks 161st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,317 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.