What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone?

2,208 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone?

9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Sierra Leone: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Saudi Arabia

18,791 number

in 2019

Sierra Leone

16,583 number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

68th

Sierra Leone rank

71st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 18,791 number against 16,583 number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2,208 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 187 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	56,097 number	67,470 number	11,373 number	Sierra Leone
2010s	24,537 number	59,342 number	34,805 number	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Saudi Arabia or Sierra Leone?: Saudi Arabia, at 18,791 number against 16,583 number in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone?: 2,208 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sierra Leone rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Saudi Arabia ranks 68th and Sierra Leone ranks 71st 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.