What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Small states and Zambia?

199,098 number, with Small states ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Zambia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.

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.

Small states vs Zambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Small states

286,962 number

in 2019

Zambia

87,864 number

in 2013

Small states rank

34th

Zambia rank

37th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Small states
Zambia

How they compare

Small states currently reports 286,962 number against 87,864 number in Zambia, a difference of 199,098 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 3.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th of 43 groups.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Small states	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	181,555 number	8,797 number	172,758 number	Small states
1980s	222,956 number	11,654 number	211,302 number	Small states
1990s	278,967 number	36,492 number	242,475 number	Small states
2000s	295,570 number	84,052 number	211,518 number	Small states
2010s	286,539 number	90,300 number	196,240 number	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Small states or Zambia?: Small states, at 286,962 number against 87,864 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Small states and Zambia?: 199,098 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Zambia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Small states and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Small states ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 37th of 43 groups.
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: 07 August 2026

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.