Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Philippines
93,540 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.97 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
13th

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

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.97 million number against 93,540 number in Philippines, a difference of 1.87 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.0 times Philippines's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 66,139 number 761,992 number 695,853 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 104,339 number 1.06 million number 959,793 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 101,833 number 1.89 million number 1.79 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.97 million number against 93,540 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.87 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Philippines ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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

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