What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Burundi and South Africa?

66,294 number, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.

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.

Burundi vs South Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Burundi

304,475 number

in 2019

South Africa

370,769 number

in 2018

Burundi rank

12th

South Africa rank

9th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Burundi
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 370,769 number against 304,475 number in Burundi, a difference of 66,294 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 9th of 187 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	76,853 number	506,743 number	429,890 number	South Africa
2000s	118,206 number	297,955 number	179,749 number	South Africa
2010s	256,636 number	403,132 number	146,496 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Burundi or South Africa?: South Africa, at 370,769 number against 304,475 number in Burundi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Burundi and South Africa?: 66,294 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and South Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Burundi and South Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Burundi ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 9th 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: 21 August 2026

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