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

97 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica 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.

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

Jamaica

2,655 number

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

2,752 number

in 2017

Jamaica rank

110th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

108th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Jamaica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2,752 number against 2,655 number in Jamaica, a difference of 97 number.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 110th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8,995 number	3,497 number	5,498 number	Jamaica
1980s	7,582 number	2,444 number	5,138 number	Jamaica
2000s	6,090 number	3,835 number	2,256 number	Jamaica
2010s	4,943 number	2,484 number	2,458 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Jamaica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2,752 number against 2,655 number in Jamaica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 97 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Jamaica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Jamaica ranks 110th 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.