Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
186
Highest
152,214
India
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
740
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,519

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 152,214 in India; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 740, and the mean is 6,914.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 2,141.7%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 152,214 2025 up 185.1% volatile
1 Anguilla 13 2019 volatile
2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65,317 2020 up 75.7% volatile
2 Montserrat 0 2019 volatile
3 Algeria 58,425 2025 up 9.9% volatile
4 Egypt 53,475 2024 down 47.9% volatile
5 Malawi 50,023 2024 up 106.4% volatile
6 Angola 43,895 2023 up 194.7% volatile
7 Ethiopia 43,854 2024 down 1.5% volatile
8 Bangladesh 42,740 2020 down 0.3% falling
9 Pakistan 42,117 2024 up 48.7% falling
10 Morocco 39,747 2024 up 342.7% volatile
11 South Africa 36,982 2023 down 16.4% falling
12 Colombia 33,553 2022 up 93.1% volatile
13 United States 32,757 2023 down 4.9% flat
14 Mali 32,088 2023 up 7.3% volatile
15 Burundi 29,513 2020 up 138.2% volatile
16 Niger 29,041 2024 up 116.1% volatile
17 Iraq 25,739 2007 down 20.9% volatile
18 Kenya 25,398 2016 volatile
19 Türkiye 23,669 2023 up 133.7% volatile
20 Afghanistan 23,645 2023 up 63.1% volatile
21 Côte d'Ivoire 22,168 2024 up 119.2% volatile
22 Burkina Faso 21,487 2024 down 0.3% volatile
23 Rwanda 20,611 2024 up 215.7% volatile
24 Nepal 17,884 2025 up 28.5% falling
25 Spain 16,096 2024 down 30.7% falling
26 Benin 15,870 2022 up 0.7% volatile
27 Argentina 13,461 2023 down 45.3% rising
28 Chad 12,818 2022 up 35.5% volatile
29 Tunisia 12,218 2021 down 10.6% volatile
30 Madagascar 10,807 2024 down 43.6% volatile
31 Senegal 10,286 2024 down 50.0% volatile
32 Namibia 9,619 2024 up 2.7% rising
33 Togo 9,259 2024 down 19.1% volatile
34 Philippines 9,221 2024 down 14.5% falling
35 Mozambique 7,256 2022 down 42.2% rising
36 Iran 7,161 2023 down 21.4% volatile
37 Sudan 7,127 2019 down 12.7% falling
38 Guinea 7,049 2020 up 2.0% volatile
39 Yemen 6,753 2016 up 57.7% rising
40 Zambia 6,567 2013 up 319.9% volatile
41 Peru 6,244 2019 down 58.5% falling
42 Sierra Leone 5,922 2024 up 24.0% volatile
43 Guatemala 5,920 2024 down 6.0% volatile
44 Syria 5,758 2024 up 93.7% falling
45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5,647 2024 up 49.6% rising
46 Cameroon 5,607 2023 down 48.3% volatile
47 Libya 5,053 1983 up 818.7% volatile
48 Germany 4,331 2024 up 0.7% falling
49 Mexico 4,190 2024 down 17.7% falling
50 Congo 4,186 2023 down 32.1% volatile
51 Nicaragua 4,032 2010 up 38.8% rising
52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4,009 2024 down 72.7% flat
53 Central African Republic 3,852 2016 up 118.5% volatile
54 Mauritania 3,696 2020 up 246.4% volatile
55 Greece 3,633 2023 up 116.1% falling
56 Italy 3,574 2023 down 55.4% volatile
57 Eritrea 3,531 2022 up 7.7% rising
58 Papua New Guinea 3,481 2023 volatile
59 Dominican Republic 3,404 2024 up 18.2% rising
60 Lebanon 3,388 2023 down 37.7% falling
61 Romania 3,060 2023 up 15.8% falling
62 Honduras 2,852 2024 up 24.1% rising
63 Haiti 2,813 1997 up 84.7% rising
64 France 2,754 2024 down 60.2% volatile
65 Indonesia 2,732 2025 down 37.6% volatile
66 Ghana 2,576 2024 down 85.2% volatile
67 El Salvador 2,239 2024 down 36.6% volatile
68 Chile 2,186 2024 down 63.1% volatile
69 Costa Rica 2,132 2024 down 49.1% volatile
70 Ecuador 2,028 2024 down 45.1% falling
71 Gabon 2,002 1995 up 97.2% volatile
72 Myanmar 1,992 2017 up 45.5% volatile
73 Cambodia 1,991 2024 up 160.9% rising
74 Lesotho 1,913 2024 down 12.1% rising
75 Viet Nam 1,896 2024 down 60.5% volatile
76 Portugal 1,662 2023 down 55.5% volatile
77 Eswatini 1,628 2023 up 7.1% volatile
78 Poland 1,608 2024 down 58.5% falling
79 Thailand 1,453 2025 down 79.2% falling
80 Guinea-Bissau 1,441 2010 up 161.1% volatile
81 Bhutan 1,273 2024 up 275.5% volatile
82 Jordan 1,245 2024 up 31.5% volatile
83 Netherlands 1,217 2010 down 65.8% falling
84 Uruguay 1,170 2023 down 79.5% falling
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 1,107 2024 down 28.7% volatile
86 Austria 1,098 2024 up 148.5% volatile
87 Russian Federation 1,036 2019 down 30.0% volatile
88 Hong Kong 901 2024 up 11.4% volatile
89 Liberia 871 2022 down 36.5% volatile
90 Panama 839 2024 down 64.1% falling
91 Gambia 812 2025 up 116.5% volatile
92 Guyana 797 2010 up 20.4% falling
93 Saudi Arabia 747 2024 down 82.2% volatile
94 Comoros 733 2024 down 47.7% rising
95 Belgium 642 2023 down 88.2% volatile
96 Bulgaria 610 2024 down 11.6% falling
97 Cape Verde 590 2022 down 63.8% volatile
98 Uganda 588 2017 down 70.2% rising
99 Paraguay 554 2024 down 14.9% flat
100 Hungary 535 2024 down 35.7% falling
101 Suriname 466 2021 down 34.6% falling
102 Lao People's Democratic Republic 460 2025 up 5.7% rising
103 Slovakia 427 2024 down 25.3% falling
104 Czechia 412 2023 down 12.5% falling
105 China 396 2021 down 97.3% volatile
106 Equatorial Guinea 376 2015 down 47.3% falling
107 Israel 363 2024 down 23.6% falling
108 Sao Tome and Principe 343 2017 down 24.3% rising
109 Palestine, State of 326 2023 down 58.0% falling
110 Zimbabwe 318 2024 up 20.0% volatile
111 Timor-Leste 313 2020 down 33.0% rising
112 New Caledonia 281 1990 down 3.1% flat
113 Ukraine 269 2024 up 2,141.7% volatile
114 Azerbaijan 249 2025 up 67.1% volatile
115 Switzerland 208 2024 down 30.9% falling
116 Cuba 198 2024 down 69.9% volatile
117 Serbia 191 2022 down 65.8% falling
118 Oman 174 2024 down 80.8% volatile
119 Qatar 165 2024 down 74.6% volatile
120 Tajikistan 139 2017 down 69.8% volatile
121 Slovenia 133 2023 up 137.5% rising
122 Vanuatu 120 2024 up 90.5% volatile
123 Albania 116 2024 down 44.5% volatile
124 Estonia 114 2024 up 119.2% volatile
125 Sweden 111 2024 volatile
126 Finland 97 2024 down 4.0% rising
126 Macao 97 2024 down 49.7% volatile
128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95 2024 up 48.4% volatile
129 Belize 91 2024 down 51.3% falling
129 Denmark 91 2024 down 36.4% volatile
131 Djibouti 87 2023 down 35.1% volatile
132 Latvia 77 2024 down 2.5% volatile
133 Ireland 75 2022 down 7.4% falling
134 Aruba 72 2022 up 4.3% rising
135 Luxembourg 60 2024 down 54.9% volatile
136 Armenia 58 2024 up 26.1% volatile
137 Georgia 54 2024 down 34.9% flat
137 Singapore 54 2023 down 27.0% volatile
139 Grenada 47 2024 up 147.4% volatile
140 Cyprus 44 2024 up 91.3% volatile
141 Fiji 37 2024 up 362.5% volatile
142 Mauritius 34 2024 down 78.3% volatile
142 Solomon Islands 34 2020 down 20.9% volatile
144 Dominica 32 2023 up 3.2% falling
145 United Arab Emirates 29 2023 down 80.8% volatile
146 Barbados 26 2024 down 72.0% volatile
147 Saint Lucia 25 2023 up 525.0% volatile
148 Antigua and Barbuda 24 2022 down 51.0% volatile
148 Micronesia (country) 24 2024 up 33.3% volatile
150 Bahamas 23 2010 volatile
150 Montenegro 23 2023 up 109.1% volatile
152 Republic of Korea 18 2024 down 5.3% volatile
153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 2023 down 43.3% falling
154 Kiribati 16 2024 up 300.0% volatile
155 Belarus 15 2024 volatile
156 Samoa 13 2024 up 116.7% volatile
157 Bahrain 12 2024 down 81.8% falling
158 Croatia 11 2023 down 90.5% volatile
158 Jamaica 11 2024 down 91.3% volatile
160 Lithuania 10 2024 down 52.4% volatile
161 Brunei Darussalam 9 2024 down 84.2% volatile
161 Marshall Islands 9 2024 down 18.2% volatile
163 Kyrgyzstan 8 2025 down 60.0% volatile
164 British Virgin Islands 7 2024 down 75.9% volatile
165 Kazakhstan 3 2025 down 57.1% volatile
166 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2023 down 75.0% volatile
166 Tuvalu 2 2023 volatile
168 Botswana 1 2022 down 95.0% volatile
168 Kuwait 1 2021 down 99.9% falling
168 Monaco 1 2024 volatile
168 Mongolia 1 2024 down 90.0% volatile
168 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2024 volatile
168 Tonga 1 2023 volatile
168 Trinidad and Tobago 1 2024 down 92.9% volatile
175 Andorra 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
175 Liechtenstein 0 2021 volatile
175 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
175 Republic of Moldova 0 2024 volatile
175 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
175 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
175 Malta 0 2023 volatile
175 Naoero 0 2024 volatile
175 Seychelles 0 2000 volatile
175 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
192 places, 4,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release