Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.03 million number against 509,088 number in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

6.52 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2007.

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.

Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Iraq

509,088 number

in 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

7.03 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

4th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 7.03 million number against 509,088 number in Iraq, a difference of 6.52 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.8 times Iraq's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	179,896 number	2.42 million number	2.24 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	333,654 number	3.73 million number	3.39 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	257,124 number	4.55 million number	4.29 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	339,188 number	5.98 million number	5.64 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.03 million number against 509,088 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 6.52 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Iraq ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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.