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

11 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

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

Mali

132,312 number

in 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.97 million number

in 2019

Mali rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

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

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.97 million number against 132,312 number in Mali, a difference of 1.84 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.9 times Mali's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34,510 number	1.08 million number	1.04 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	103,743 number	1.73 million number	1.62 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, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.97 million number against 132,312 number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.84 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: Mali ranks 8th 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.