What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?

675,426 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?

16 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Philippines: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

East Asia & Pacific

808,261 number

in 2019

Philippines

132,835 number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

28th

Philippines rank

26th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Philippines

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 808,261 number against 132,835 number in Philippines, a difference of 675,426 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 26th of 42 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.94 million number	151,651 number	2.79 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	1.69 million number	196,453 number	1.50 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	1.05 million number	164,393 number	890,003 number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, East Asia & Pacific or Philippines?: East Asia & Pacific, at 808,261 number against 132,835 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?: 675,426 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Philippines rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 26th of 42 groups.
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.