What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Afghanistan and Rwanda?

8,455 number, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?

8 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Afghanistan

29,794 number

in 2018

Rwanda

21,339 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

19th

Rwanda rank

21st

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Rwanda

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 29,794 number against 21,339 number in Rwanda, a difference of 8,455 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 21st of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22,182 number	4,709 number	17,473 number	Afghanistan
1980s	7,784 number	1,890 number	5,894 number	Afghanistan
2010s	28,696 number	27,687 number	1,008 number	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Afghanistan or Rwanda?: Afghanistan, at 29,794 number against 21,339 number in Rwanda as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Afghanistan and Rwanda?: 8,455 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 21st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 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.