What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Ethiopia and Low & middle income?

11.50 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Low & middle income?

24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.

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.

Ethiopia vs Low & middle income: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Ethiopia

603,755 number

in 2015

Low & middle income

12.10 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

Low & middle income rank

2nd

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Ethiopia
Low & middle income

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 12.10 million number against 603,755 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 11.50 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 20.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Low & middle income	Difference	Ahead
1980s	157,596 number	23.45 million number	23.29 million number	Low & middle income
1990s	184,175 number	19.10 million number	18.92 million number	Low & middle income
2000s	496,111 number	17.39 million number	16.90 million number	Low & middle income
2010s	592,068 number	15.02 million number	14.43 million number	Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Ethiopia or Low & middle income?: Low & middle income, at 12.10 million number against 603,755 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Ethiopia and Low & middle income?: 11.50 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Low & middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Low & middle income rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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.