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

Philippines
93,540 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.97 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
11th

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

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

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

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 21.0 times Philippines's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 14th 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 Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 66,139 number 763,368 number 697,229 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 104,339 number 1.07 million number 961,398 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 101,833 number 1.89 million number 1.79 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, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, 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?
1.87 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Philippines ranks 14th 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

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