Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Afghanistan
170,003 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.70 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
20th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 1.70 million number against 170,003 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.53 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 184,498 number 1.52 million number 1.34 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 41,839 number 1.85 million number 1.81 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 53,090 number 1.96 million number 1.91 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 152,976 number 1.77 million number 1.61 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 1.70 million number against 170,003 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1.53 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.