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

2,316 number, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Mexico vs Philippines: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Mexico

13,893 number

in 2018

Philippines

16,209 number

in 2018

Mexico rank

29th

Philippines rank

27th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Mexico
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 16,209 number against 13,893 number in Mexico, a difference of 2,316 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 27th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54,818 number	9,972 number	44,846 number	Mexico
2000s	42,501 number	14,899 number	27,602 number	Mexico
2010s	12,296 number	13,384 number	1,088 number	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Mexico or Philippines?: Philippines, at 16,209 number against 13,893 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Mexico and Philippines?: 2,316 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Mexico ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 27th 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.