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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
200 places, 5,077 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release