Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
187
Highest
189,034
Algeria
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
1,116
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,527
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 189,034 in Algeria; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,116, and the mean is 10,083.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 2,253.8%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 189,034 | 2025 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Anguilla | 12 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 185,595 | 2025 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 116,101 | 2024 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 100,988 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 84,756 | 2024 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 81,776 | 2020 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 60,938 | 2007 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 48,386 | 2023 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Colombia | 45,181 | 2022 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 44,538 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Malawi | 42,849 | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 41,870 | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 40,634 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 14 | Mali | 37,529 | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 31,411 | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Niger | 30,652 | 2024 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 17 | United States | 28,827 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 28,407 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 19 | Tunisia | 27,510 | 2021 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 25,966 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 25,042 | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Iran | 24,996 | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Burundi | 24,742 | 2020 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 23,517 | 2023 | up 347.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 22,329 | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 26 | Nepal | 21,712 | 2025 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 20,504 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 19,982 | 2024 | up 239.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 18,456 | 2022 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 18,360 | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 17,487 | 2022 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 16,140 | 2016 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 15,451 | 2023 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 13,089 | 2020 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12,659 | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 11,600 | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 11,516 | 2024 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 11,339 | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 11,322 | 2019 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 40 | Namibia | 10,826 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 41 | Syria | 9,483 | 2024 | up 93.1% | falling |
| 42 | Mozambique | 9,470 | 2022 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 8,959 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 8,758 | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 45 | Libya | 8,382 | 1983 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Sudan | 8,103 | 2019 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 47 | Eritrea | 7,345 | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 48 | Cameroon | 7,048 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 6,779 | 2010 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 6,779 | 2013 | up 248.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Congo | 6,590 | 2012 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Italy | 6,443 | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 6,442 | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Germany | 6,177 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 5,797 | 2016 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Greece | 5,636 | 2023 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 5,606 | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Indonesia | 5,601 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 4,601 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 4,469 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 4,442 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Cambodia | 4,421 | 2024 | up 184.9% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritania | 4,216 | 2020 | up 254.3% | volatile |
| 64 | France | 4,141 | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3,845 | 2024 | down 85.4% | rising |
| 66 | Lebanon | 3,786 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 67 | Myanmar | 3,772 | 2017 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 3,702 | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 3,537 | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 70 | Ghana | 3,420 | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Chile | 2,994 | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 2,896 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 2,764 | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Haiti | 2,642 | 1997 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 75 | Poland | 2,464 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 2,399 | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Netherlands | 2,177 | 2010 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 78 | Lesotho | 2,138 | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Thailand | 2,012 | 2025 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 2,007 | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,844 | 2010 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Gabon | 1,800 | 1995 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Guyana | 1,780 | 2010 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 1,736 | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 1,714 | 2022 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 1,553 | 2023 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 87 | Panama | 1,453 | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 88 | Bhutan | 1,406 | 2024 | up 272.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,245 | 2024 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Hong Kong | 1,244 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 1,207 | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 1,144 | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,129 | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 94 | Belgium | 1,116 | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Paraguay | 1,099 | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 1,083 | 2019 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Liberia | 1,021 | 2022 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 956 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Hungary | 900 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 100 | Israel | 845 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 828 | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 102 | China | 678 | 2021 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 649 | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 643 | 2025 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 577 | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 542 | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 107 | Uganda | 534 | 2017 | down 75.6% | rising |
| 108 | Qatar | 514 | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovakia | 507 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 110 | Suriname | 475 | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 456 | 2017 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 423 | 2015 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Palestine, State of | 403 | 2023 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 396 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 350 | 2025 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 306 | 2024 | up 2,253.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Djibouti | 298 | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 284 | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 265 | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Serbia | 256 | 2022 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovenia | 235 | 2023 | up 92.6% | falling |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 232 | 1990 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 123 | Albania | 211 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Macao | 202 | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 172 | 2017 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 171 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Latvia | 170 | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Belize | 151 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 129 | Georgia | 139 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Denmark | 131 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | 119 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Finland | 116 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 133 | Sweden | 106 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 102 | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Grenada | 95 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 136 | Armenia | 80 | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 136 | Cyprus | 80 | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Aruba | 76 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 74 | 2022 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahamas | 72 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 72 | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Singapore | 71 | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67 | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 144 | Ireland | 61 | 2022 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 61 | 2020 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Fiji | 55 | 2024 | up 587.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 53 | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahrain | 39 | 2024 | down 83.5% | falling |
| 149 | Micronesia (country) | 35 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Montenegro | 35 | 2023 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 151 | Kiribati | 32 | 2024 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 31 | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritius | 28 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Lithuania | 26 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | 25 | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 25 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 157 | Samoa | 22 | 2024 | up 120.0% | flat |
| 158 | Jamaica | 21 | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Belarus | 15 | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Republic of Korea | 10 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 9 | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Marshall Islands | 9 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Palau | 4 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Andorra | 3 | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | 3 | 2022 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | 3 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | 2 | 2021 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 169 | San Marino | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release