How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.

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.

Nepal vs South Asia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Nepal

37,936 number

in 2019

South Asia

229,444 number

in 2019

Nepal rank

36th

South Asia rank

34th

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

Nepal
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 229,444 number against 37,936 number in Nepal, a difference of 191,508 number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 6.0 times Nepal's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 34th of 179 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	60,215 number	1.68 million number	1.61 million number	South Asia
2010s	43,773 number	736,025 number	692,251 number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Nepal or South Asia?: South Asia, at 229,444 number against 37,936 number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Nepal and South Asia?: 191,508 number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Nepal and South Asia rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: Nepal ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 34th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nepal vs South Asia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-lower-secondary-general-education-all-grades-male-number/nepal/south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-lower-secondary-general-education-all-grades-male-number/nepal/south-asia/">Nepal vs South Asia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.