Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
656,820
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
1,621
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,077
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 656,820 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,621, and the mean is 19,565.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 2,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 656,820 | 2011 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Anguilla | 25 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 337,809 | 2025 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 247,459 | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 155,848 | 2024 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 147,093 | 2020 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Egypt | 138,231 | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 137,970 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 92,872 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 92,281 | 2023 | up 187.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 88,392 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Iraq | 86,677 | 2007 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 84,610 | 2020 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 82,751 | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 78,734 | 2022 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Mali | 69,617 | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 16 | United States | 61,584 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 17 | Niger | 59,693 | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 55,056 | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Burundi | 54,255 | 2020 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 53,805 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47,210 | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | 47,186 | 2023 | up 206.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 42,062 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 41,991 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 40,593 | 2024 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Tunisia | 39,728 | 2021 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Nepal | 39,596 | 2025 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 34,326 | 2022 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Iran | 32,157 | 2023 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Philippines | 31,550 | 2024 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 30,305 | 2022 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 29,167 | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 28,912 | 2023 | down 54.8% | rising |
| 34 | Yemen | 22,893 | 2016 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 35 | Senegal | 21,802 | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 20,598 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 20,445 | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea | 20,138 | 2020 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia | 18,306 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 17,566 | 2019 | down 56.7% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 17,520 | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Mozambique | 16,726 | 2022 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 43 | Syria | 15,241 | 2024 | up 93.4% | falling |
| 44 | Sudan | 15,230 | 2019 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 45 | Libya | 13,435 | 1983 | up 264.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 13,346 | 2013 | up 280.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 12,948 | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 48 | Congo | 12,756 | 2012 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 12,655 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 12,363 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 11,528 | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Eritrea | 10,876 | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 10,811 | 2010 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 54 | Germany | 10,508 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 55 | Italy | 10,017 | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 9,649 | 2016 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Greece | 9,269 | 2023 | up 78.7% | falling |
| 58 | Vietnam | 8,338 | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 8,333 | 2025 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 7,923 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Mauritania | 7,912 | 2020 | up 250.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela | 7,854 | 2024 | down 80.8% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 7,661 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 7,321 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 65 | Lebanon | 7,174 | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 66 | France | 6,895 | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | 6,412 | 2024 | up 177.0% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 5,996 | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 5,941 | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 5,764 | 2017 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 5,565 | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 72 | Haiti | 5,455 | 1997 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 5,180 | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 5,028 | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 4,426 | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Poland | 4,072 | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Lesotho | 4,051 | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 3,802 | 1995 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 3,644 | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 3,635 | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 3,465 | 2025 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Netherlands | 3,394 | 2010 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,285 | 2010 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 2,835 | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Uruguay | 2,723 | 2023 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 86 | Bhutan | 2,679 | 2024 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Guyana | 2,577 | 2010 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania | 2,352 | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 2,304 | 2022 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Panama | 2,292 | 2024 | down 65.0% | rising |
| 91 | Hong Kong | 2,145 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 92 | Russia | 2,119 | 2019 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Comoros | 1,940 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 94 | Reunion | 1,922 | 1987 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 1,892 | 2022 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 1,891 | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Belgium | 1,758 | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 1,653 | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 99 | Laos | 1,589 | 2025 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 1,566 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Gambia | 1,455 | 2025 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Hungary | 1,435 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 103 | Israel | 1,208 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 104 | East Timor | 1,141 | 2020 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Martinique | 1,138 | 1984 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 106 | Uganda | 1,122 | 2017 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 107 | China | 1,074 | 2021 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Czechia | 954 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 109 | Suriname | 941 | 2021 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 110 | Slovakia | 934 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 111 | Oman | 823 | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 799 | 2015 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 799 | 2017 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 775 | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Palestine | 729 | 2023 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 116 | Guadeloupe | 711 | 1992 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 117 | Qatar | 679 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Switzerland | 604 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 602 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 599 | 2025 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Ukraine | 575 | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 513 | 1990 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 493 | 1993 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 124 | Serbia | 447 | 2022 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 125 | Djibouti | 385 | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Slovenia | 368 | 2023 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 360 | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Albania | 327 | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 311 | 2017 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Macao | 299 | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 291 | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Latvia | 247 | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 242 | 2024 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 134 | Estonia | 233 | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Denmark | 222 | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Sweden | 217 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Finland | 213 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 138 | Georgia | 193 | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 139 | French Guiana | 188 | 1984 | up 623.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Aruba | 148 | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 141 | Grenada | 142 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Armenia | 138 | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Ireland | 136 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 132 | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Barbados | 128 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Singapore | 125 | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Cyprus | 124 | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 98 | 2022 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahamas | 95 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 95 | 2020 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Fiji | 92 | 2024 | up 475.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Dominica | 85 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84 | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 154 | Mauritius | 62 | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 60 | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Micronesia (country) | 59 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | 58 | 2023 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 158 | Bahrain | 51 | 2024 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 159 | Kiribati | 48 | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Croatia | 36 | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Lithuania | 36 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 35 | 2024 | up 118.8% | falling |
| 163 | Jamaica | 32 | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | 32 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 165 | Belarus | 30 | 2024 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 166 | South Korea | 28 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei | 18 | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Marshall Islands | 18 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Kazakhstan | 9 | 2025 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7 | 1985 | — | falling |
| 172 | Botswana | 4 | 2022 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Mongolia | 4 | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Andorra | 3 | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Kuwait | 3 | 2021 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Monaco | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 179 | San Marino | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Seychelles | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release