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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
204 places, 5,876 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release