What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Botswana and Paraguay?

2,238 number, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?

31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.

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.

Botswana vs Paraguay: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Botswana

10,744 number

in 2014

Paraguay

12,982 number

in 2016

Botswana rank

79th

Paraguay rank

77th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Botswana
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 12,982 number against 10,744 number in Botswana, a difference of 2,238 number.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 77th of 187 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	212 number	44,394 number	44,182 number	Paraguay
1980s	5,641 number	35,207 number	29,566 number	Paraguay
1990s	5,953 number	41,061 number	35,108 number	Paraguay
2000s	8,672 number	34,277 number	25,605 number	Paraguay
2010s	9,864 number	23,232 number	13,368 number	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Botswana or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 12,982 number against 10,744 number in Botswana as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Botswana and Paraguay?: 2,238 number, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Botswana ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 77th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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