Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
1.52 million
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
1,225
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,876
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 1.52 million in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,225, and the mean is 38,076.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 752.3%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1.52 million | 2004 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 6 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 284.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 475,618 | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 4 | Madagascar | 418,637 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 383,351 | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Rwanda | 262,544 | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 252,210 | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 8 | Burundi | 199,812 | 2020 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 184,080 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 155,783 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 11 | Iraq | 131,708 | 2007 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 12 | Chad | 127,136 | 2022 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 122,648 | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 120,546 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 98,881 | 2017 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Guatemala | 91,950 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 91,471 | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 18 | United States of America | 87,358 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Haiti | 76,553 | 1997 | up 177.1% | rising |
| 20 | Angola | 75,577 | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 71,896 | 2022 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 70,193 | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 68,608 | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 24 | Morocco | 68,037 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 62,642 | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 58,675 | 2016 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 57,205 | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 56,734 | 2016 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 29 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 55,689 | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 52,739 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 52,027 | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 47,016 | 2016 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Cambodia | 43,590 | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 43,143 | 2016 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Syria | 42,078 | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 36 | Mozambique | 41,174 | 2022 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 40,248 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 39,613 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 34,501 | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 40 | Gabon | 32,961 | 2003 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 23,196 | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 22,771 | 2022 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 43 | Sudan | 18,718 | 2019 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 17,543 | 2024 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 45 | France | 15,054 | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 12,062 | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 47 | Congo | 11,201 | 2023 | down 69.1% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 10,518 | 2022 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Germany | 10,424 | 2008 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 9,973 | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 9,851 | 2021 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Libya | 8,983 | 1983 | up 477.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 8,821 | 2019 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8,423 | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8,302 | 2025 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 8,206 | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 7,349 | 1985 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 7,247 | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 7,044 | 2024 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 6,810 | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 6,603 | 2010 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 6,432 | 2025 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 6,174 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,631 | 2015 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 65 | Gambia | 5,140 | 2025 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 4,788 | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 4,573 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 68 | Niger | 4,169 | 2024 | up 534.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Botswana | 4,160 | 2022 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 4,090 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 4,075 | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 72 | Eritrea | 4,058 | 2022 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 4,043 | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Senegal | 4,023 | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 3,792 | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 3,788 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3,665 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 3,515 | 2022 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 3,486 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 80 | Slovakia | 3,130 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 81 | Reunion | 2,894 | 1987 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 82 | Paraguay | 2,681 | 2024 | down 75.1% | falling |
| 83 | Thailand | 2,668 | 2025 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 2,542 | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 2,469 | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 86 | China | 2,438 | 2021 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 2,410 | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 2,198 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 89 | Suriname | 1,828 | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,717 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 91 | Jordan | 1,565 | 2024 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Argentina | 1,539 | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Puerto Rico | 1,398 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 1,396 | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Israel | 1,377 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 96 | Czechia | 1,340 | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 1,316 | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 1,245 | 2024 | up 57.2% | falling |
| 99 | Eswatini | 1,205 | 2023 | down 81.0% | rising |
| 100 | Denmark | 1,196 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Guadeloupe | 1,011 | 1991 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 102 | Ecuador | 961 | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 891 | 1990 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 104 | Peru | 767 | 2019 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 615 | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | 585 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | 582 | 2022 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 108 | Belize | 567 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 109 | Spain | 562 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Djibouti | 549 | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 111 | Martinique | 538 | 1992 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 459 | 2024 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Bhutan | 448 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Finland | 441 | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 418 | 2025 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Hong Kong | 398 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 375 | 2024 | up 752.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Vanuatu | 372 | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 119 | Latvia | 350 | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Togo | 335 | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Sweden | 293 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Qatar | 281 | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 280 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Georgia | 240 | 2024 | up 54.8% | falling |
| 125 | Egypt | 238 | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Fiji | 235 | 2024 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | 234 | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 212 | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 193 | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Samoa | 191 | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 131 | Estonia | 186 | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Lithuania | 169 | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Aruba | 152 | 2022 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 134 | Armenia | 142 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 126 | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 124 | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 122 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 138 | Serbia | 116 | 2022 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 139 | Palestine, State of | 105 | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | 90 | 2010 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Kiribati | 83 | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Dominica | 69 | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 143 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62 | 2017 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Marshall Islands | 60 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 57 | 2022 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 53 | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 146 | French Guiana | 53 | 1994 | — | falling |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 48 | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Croatia | 38 | 2023 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37 | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 37 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 33 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 153 | Grenada | 28 | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 22 | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Liechtenstein | 19 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Montenegro | 19 | 2023 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Cape Verde | 17 | 2022 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Republic of Korea | 16 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Palau | 14 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Macao | 12 | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 2025 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 2023 | down 71.4% | rising |
| 163 | Andorra | 7 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Singapore | 6 | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6 | 1987 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 5 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Tonga | 5 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 4 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Kuwait | 3 | 2021 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Monaco | 2 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Cuba | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Algeria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | 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 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Mauritania | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Naoero | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Portugal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Romania | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Uruguay | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release