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
Montserrat
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 Montserrat.
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 … 1 female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 152,214 | 2025 | up 185.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 65,317 | 2020 | up 75.7% | 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 | Turkey | 23,669 | 2023 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 23,645 | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Cote 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 | 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 | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | 1,107 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Austria | 1,098 | 2024 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Russia | 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 | Laos | 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 | 326 | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 318 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 111 | East Timor | 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 | South 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 |
| 156 | Anguilla | 13 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Bahrain | 12 | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 159 | Croatia | 11 | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Jamaica | 11 | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Lithuania | 10 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Brunei | 9 | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 9 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 165 | British Virgin Islands | 7 | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2025 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Botswana | 1 | 2022 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | 1 | 2021 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 169 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Mongolia | 1 | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Seychelles | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Montserrat | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release