What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Kenya and South Asia?

868,952 number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia?

13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.

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.

Kenya vs South Asia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Kenya

129,912 number

in 2016

South Asia

998,864 number

in 2019

Kenya rank

27th

South Asia rank

25th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Kenya
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 998,864 number against 129,912 number in Kenya, a difference of 868,952 number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 7.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 25th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	48,360 number	8.05 million number	8.00 million number	South Asia
1980s	244,334 number	6.19 million number	5.94 million number	South Asia
2000s	186,160 number	4.26 million number	4.07 million number	South Asia
2010s	165,666 number	1.83 million number	1.66 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Kenya or South Asia?: South Asia, at 998,864 number against 129,912 number in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Kenya and South Asia?: 868,952 number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Asia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Kenya and South Asia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Kenya ranks 27th and South Asia ranks 25th 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.