What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Europe & Central Asia and Zambia?

167,890 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Zambia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2013.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Zambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Europe & Central Asia

255,754 number

in 2019

Zambia

87,864 number

in 2013

Europe & Central Asia rank

36th

Zambia rank

37th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Europe & Central Asia
Zambia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 255,754 number against 87,864 number in Zambia, a difference of 167,890 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 2.9 times Zambia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 37th of 42 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.22 million number	11,688 number	1.21 million number	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	685,078 number	36,492 number	648,586 number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	404,624 number	84,052 number	320,572 number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	289,129 number	90,300 number	198,830 number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Europe & Central Asia or Zambia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 255,754 number against 87,864 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Europe & Central Asia and Zambia?: 167,890 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Zambia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2013.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 36th and Zambia ranks 37th 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.