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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.03 million number
in 2019
Uganda
394,962 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th
Uganda rank
7th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 7.03 million number against 394,962 number in Uganda, a difference of 6.63 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.8 times Uganda's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 7th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 3.62 million number 131,904 number 3.49 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 6.13 million number 479,469 number 5.65 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6.73 million number 391,870 number 6.33 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Uganda?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 7.03 million number against 394,962 number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
6.63 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda?
18 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Uganda rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 7th of 44 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

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