How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Ethiopia

122,780 number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.97 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

9th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.97 million number against 122,780 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.85 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	71,427 number	763,368 number	691,941 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	186,495 number	1.24 million number	1.05 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	163,249 number	1.72 million number	1.55 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.97 million number against 122,780 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.85 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: Ethiopia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.