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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
193 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release