Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
190
Highest
723,793
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
551.5
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,326

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 723,793 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 551.5, and the mean is 17,920.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 723,793 2004 rising
1 Anguilla 0 2019 volatile
1 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
1 Montserrat 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
2 India 536,080 2025 up 270.7% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 230,576 2023 up 53.9% rising
4 Madagascar 198,877 2024 up 22.3% rising
5 Malawi 190,161 2024 up 45.8% volatile
6 Ethiopia 115,465 2024 down 35.8% rising
7 Rwanda 114,299 2024 up 39.1% volatile
8 Burundi 92,621 2020 up 11.9% volatile
9 Bangladesh 74,414 2024 down 51.6% volatile
10 Cameroon 71,087 2024 up 14.0% rising
11 Pakistan 59,258 2024 up 9.1% flat
12 Chad 57,020 2022 down 19.8% rising
13 Iraq 56,600 2007 up 75.2% rising
14 Turkey 55,575 2023 up 35.0% volatile
15 Uganda 48,256 2017 down 66.6% rising
16 Cote d'Ivoire 42,171 2024 up 50.2% rising
17 United States 41,398 2023 volatile
18 Guatemala 40,461 2024 down 4.3% falling
19 Angola 36,140 2023 up 32.4% falling
20 Haiti 35,410 1997 up 181.9% rising
21 Mali 34,141 2023 up 44.9% rising
22 Colombia 31,476 2022 up 167.0% volatile
23 Yemen 26,557 2016 up 86.5% rising
24 Morocco 26,414 2024 down 20.7% falling
25 Central African Republic 26,187 2016 up 88.0% rising
26 Zambia 23,534 2016 up 54.8% volatile
27 Iran 23,395 2023 up 16.4% volatile
28 Tanzania 23,197 2024 down 55.3% volatile
29 South Africa 23,062 2023 down 70.1% falling
30 Afghanistan 22,150 2023 volatile
31 Sierra Leone 20,176 2024 down 35.8% rising
32 Philippines 20,093 2024 down 18.1% falling
33 Mozambique 19,967 2022 down 0.5% volatile
34 Kenya 18,937 2016 down 47.4% volatile
35 Syria 17,395 2024 down 31.7% rising
36 Guinea 16,312 2020 down 1.2% volatile
37 Cambodia 16,194 2024 down 4.5% volatile
38 Gabon 15,614 2003 up 15.0% rising
39 Vietnam 12,583 2024 down 15.6% volatile
40 Papua New Guinea 10,503 2023 down 40.0% volatile
41 Nicaragua 10,108 2022 down 33.5% rising
42 Sudan 9,069 2019 down 40.8% falling
43 Namibia 6,976 2024 up 13.2% falling
44 France 6,610 2024 up 59.5% volatile
45 Guinea-Bissau 5,934 2010 up 24.9% rising
46 Nepal 5,753 2025 down 94.6% volatile
47 Congo 5,198 2023 down 70.4% rising
48 Saudi Arabia 4,865 2024 up 13.7% volatile
49 Benin 4,758 2022 down 29.4% volatile
50 Germany 4,618 2008 down 41.7% falling
51 Russia 4,299 2019 down 26.0% volatile
52 Libya 3,973 1983 up 458.0% volatile
53 Ghana 3,722 2024 down 79.2% volatile
54 Tunisia 3,611 2021 up 107.4% volatile
55 Bolivia 3,522 2024 up 22.9% volatile
56 Laos 3,368 2025 down 73.9% volatile
57 Myanmar 3,220 2010 down 47.1% volatile
58 Belgium 3,067 2023 down 6.6% volatile
59 Austria 3,058 2024 up 66.9% falling
60 Honduras 2,879 2024 up 51.6% volatile
61 Mexico 2,767 2025 down 11.1% volatile
62 Lesotho 2,727 2024 up 121.9% volatile
63 Netherlands 2,721 1985 down 47.7% falling
64 Equatorial Guinea 2,567 2015 down 37.2% falling
65 Gambia 2,503 2025 up 8.3% volatile
66 Senegal 1,985 2024 down 8.7% volatile
67 Niger 1,961 2024 up 571.6% volatile
68 Poland 1,855 2024 up 18.5% rising
69 Lebanon 1,823 2023 down 4.6% falling
70 Costa Rica 1,815 2024 down 29.2% volatile
71 Eritrea 1,713 2022 down 66.4% volatile
72 Burkina Faso 1,685 2024 down 47.9% volatile
73 Hungary 1,667 2024 up 19.9% falling
74 Chile 1,643 2024 down 70.0% volatile
75 Liberia 1,630 2022 down 75.7% volatile
76 El Salvador 1,597 2024 down 69.2% volatile
77 Comoros 1,587 2024 down 28.1% falling
78 Slovakia 1,443 2024 up 5.1% falling
79 Venezuela 1,441 2024 down 83.8% volatile
80 Botswana 1,432 2022 down 31.7% volatile
81 Thailand 1,123 2025 down 90.3% volatile
82 Greece 1,120 2023 up 140.9% volatile
83 Zimbabwe 1,066 2024 down 82.0% volatile
84 Paraguay 1,039 2024 down 75.8% falling
85 Italy 1,036 2023 up 25.1% volatile
86 Panama 943 2024 down 22.5% volatile
87 China 873 2021 down 99.1% volatile
88 Trinidad and Tobago 708 2023 up 39.4% rising
89 Suriname 683 2021 down 12.2% falling
90 Jordan 655 2024 up 254.1% volatile
91 Czechia 619 2023 up 33.1% falling
92 Puerto Rico 609 2024 volatile
93 Switzerland 586 2024 up 74.4% falling
94 Argentina 562 2023 down 94.8% volatile
95 Ukraine 559 2024 up 65.4% volatile
96 Dominican Republic 544 2024 down 84.1% volatile
97 Denmark 441 2024 down 30.7% volatile
98 Eswatini 425 2023 down 82.2% rising
99 Ecuador 424 2024 down 82.1% volatile
100 Israel 419 2024 down 40.5% falling
101 New Caledonia 381 1990 down 10.1% rising
102 Jamaica 339 2024 down 37.8% volatile
103 Peru 324 2019 down 97.2% volatile
104 Spain 259 2024 volatile
105 Djibouti 253 2023 down 14.2% volatile
106 Ireland 244 2022 down 56.2% falling
107 Belize 232 2024 down 41.0% falling
108 Vanuatu 214 2024 down 74.5% falling
109 Bahamas 211 2019 volatile
110 Azerbaijan 188 2024 up 108.9% volatile
111 Bulgaria 183 2024 up 771.4% volatile
112 Finland 172 2024 up 32.3% falling
113 Kazakhstan 169 2025 up 177.0% volatile
114 Bhutan 167 2024 up 5.7% volatile
115 Hong Kong 166 2024 down 14.9% volatile
116 Egypt 145 2024 down 90.3% volatile
117 Togo 141 2024 down 97.6% volatile
118 Latvia 125 2024 up 22.5% volatile
119 Qatar 117 2024 up 88.7% volatile
120 Fiji 116 2024 up 480.0% volatile
121 Albania 115 2024 down 43.9% volatile
121 Sweden 115 2024 volatile
123 Georgia 112 2024 up 93.1% rising
124 Saint Lucia 105 2024 up 56.7% rising
125 Belarus 93 2024 up 126.8% volatile
126 Slovenia 87 2023 up 107.1% falling
127 Samoa 70 2024 down 27.1% rising
128 Estonia 69 2024 up 43.8% volatile
129 Aruba 68 2022 down 43.3% falling
130 Armenia 59 2024 volatile
131 Lithuania 58 2024 down 50.4% volatile
132 Micronesia (country) 54 2024 rising
133 Serbia 52 2022 down 60.0% falling
134 Cyprus 45 2024 up 66.7% volatile
135 East Timor 43 2023 down 99.5% volatile
136 Kiribati 41 2024 up 17.1% volatile
137 Guyana 40 2010 down 87.7% volatile
138 Palestine 39 2023 up 18.2% volatile
139 Croatia 29 2023 down 50.0% volatile
140 United Arab Emirates 24 2023 up 33.3% volatile
140 Sao Tome and Principe 24 2017 down 97.2% volatile
142 Antigua and Barbuda 22 2022 down 78.6% volatile
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 2023 up 185.7% volatile
143 Dominica 20 2025 down 41.2% falling
143 Marshall Islands 20 2024 down 37.5% falling
146 British Virgin Islands 16 2024 up 60.0% falling
147 Barbados 15 2024 volatile
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15 2024 down 64.3% falling
149 Malta 10 2023 up 25.0% volatile
150 South Korea 9 2024 down 35.7% volatile
150 Montenegro 9 2023 up 800.0% volatile
152 Grenada 7 2023 down 30.0% volatile
152 Kyrgyzstan 7 2025 down 77.4% volatile
152 Liechtenstein 7 2021 volatile
155 Macao 6 2024 down 79.3% volatile
155 Turks and Caicos Islands 6 2024 up 500.0% volatile
157 Andorra 4 2024 volatile
157 Brunei 4 2024 down 20.0% volatile
157 Palau 4 2024 down 66.7% volatile
160 Cape Verde 2 2022 down 91.7% volatile
160 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2023 down 81.8% volatile
160 Luxembourg 2 2024 volatile
160 Singapore 2 2023 down 66.7% volatile
160 Tonga 2 2024 down 95.2% volatile
165 Bahrain 1 2024 down 75.0% volatile
165 Kuwait 1 2021 down 99.3% volatile
165 Monaco 1 2024 down 75.0% volatile
165 Solomon Islands 1 2024 down 99.9% volatile
169 Cuba 0 2024 volatile
169 Cayman Islands 0 2024 volatile
169 Algeria 0 2024 volatile
169 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
169 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
169 Moldova 0 2024 volatile
169 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
169 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
169 Mongolia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
169 Mauritania 0 2024 volatile
169 Nauru 0 2024 volatile
169 Oman 0 2024 volatile
169 Portugal 0 2023 volatile
169 Romania 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
169 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
169 Tajikistan 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile
169 Tuvalu 0 2023 volatile
169 Uruguay 0 2023 down 100.0% falling
169 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
199 places, 5,326 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release