South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

South Africa
370,769 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.03 million number
in 2019
South Africa rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 7.03 million number against 370,769 number in South Africa, a difference of 6.65 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.9 times South Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 446,999 number 4.74 million number 4.29 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 297,955 number 5.81 million number 5.52 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 403,132 number 6.77 million number 6.37 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 7.03 million number against 370,769 number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6.65 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
South Africa ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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

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