What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Ethiopia and World?

12.04 million number, with World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World?

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 World: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Ethiopia

603,755 number

in 2015

World

12.64 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

3rd

World rank

1st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Ethiopia
World

How they compare

World currently reports 12.64 million number against 603,755 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 12.04 million number.

That makes World's figure about 20.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 187 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	World	Difference	Ahead
1980s	157,596 number	24.69 million number	24.53 million number	World
1990s	184,175 number	20.06 million number	19.88 million number	World
2000s	496,111 number	18.16 million number	17.66 million number	World
2010s	592,068 number	15.61 million number	15.02 million number	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Ethiopia or World?: World, at 12.64 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 World?: 12.04 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and World?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and World rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Ethiopia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.

Individual pages

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.