What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?

277 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?

14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.

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.

Greece vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Greece

2,475 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

2,752 number

in 2017

Greece rank

111th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

108th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Greece
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2,752 number against 2,475 number in Greece, a difference of 277 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13,105 number	3,497 number	9,608 number	Greece
1980s	643 number	2,444 number	1,800 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0 number	3,973 number	3,973 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	1,184 number	4,161 number	2,977 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2,538 number	2,484 number	53.17 number	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Greece or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2,752 number against 2,475 number in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?: 277 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Greece and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Greece ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th 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.