Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education by country
This dataset contains data on the number of students (initial education only) and repeaters by grade and level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year and for all ages. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by age (only for the number of students by grade) and...
What the numbers show
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 415,819 Persons in United States of America; the lowest is 1,144 Persons in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,370 Persons, and the mean is 40,547 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 363.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 363.6%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 59.3%).
Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 415,819 Persons | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 195,580 Persons | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 296,658 Persons | 2024 | up 328.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 15,398 Persons | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 2 | Croatia | 209 Persons | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 96,349 Persons | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 3 | Slovenia | 1,859 Persons | 2024 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 37,817 Persons | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 4 | Latvia | 1,003 Persons | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 5 | Chile | 21,633 Persons | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 5 | Estonia | 706 Persons | 2024 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 17,730 Persons | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 6 | Lithuania | 337 Persons | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 15,242 Persons | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 14,772 Persons | 2024 | up 307.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 14,415 Persons | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 13,699 Persons | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 13,259 Persons | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 12 | Israel | 7,660 Persons | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 6,790 Persons | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 5,949 Persons | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 5,696 Persons | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 5,583 Persons | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 2,888 Persons | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 18 | Czechia | 2,815 Persons | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ireland | 1,532 Persons | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 1,398 Persons | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Sweden | 1,302 Persons | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 1,173 Persons | 2024 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Finland | 1,144 Persons | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 5,484 Persons
- Korea 76 Persons
About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of students (initial education only) and repeaters by grade and level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year and for all ages. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by age (only for the number of students by grade) and sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.