What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Colombia and Niger?

473 number, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Niger?

35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

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.

Colombia vs Niger: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Colombia

43,051 number

in 2018

Niger

42,578 number

in 2019

Colombia rank

54th

Niger rank

57th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Colombia
Niger

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 43,051 number against 42,578 number in Niger, a difference of 473 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 54th and Niger ranks 57th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	300,006 number	11,734 number	288,272 number	Colombia
1980s	292,235 number	24,766 number	267,468 number	Colombia
1990s	227,670 number	39,786 number	187,884 number	Colombia
2000s	133,295 number	38,450 number	94,845 number	Colombia
2010s	57,264 number	43,038 number	14,226 number	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Colombia or Niger?: Colombia, at 43,051 number against 42,578 number in Niger as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Colombia and Niger?: 473 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Niger?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Niger rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Colombia ranks 54th and Niger ranks 57th 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.