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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
191
Highest
800,228
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
757
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,311

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 800,228 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 757, and the mean is 21,072.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 734.8%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 800,228 2004 rising
1 Anguilla 6 2019 volatile
2 India 633,106 2025 up 297.0% volatile
2 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
2 Montserrat 0 2016 down 100.0% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 245,042 2023 up 49.7% rising
4 Madagascar 219,760 2024 up 20.3% rising
5 Malawi 193,190 2024 up 49.3% volatile
6 Rwanda 148,245 2024 up 67.7% volatile
7 Ethiopia 136,745 2024 down 35.3% rising
8 Burundi 107,191 2020 up 24.9% volatile
9 Bangladesh 96,460 2023 down 47.6% volatile
10 Cameroon 84,696 2024 up 9.6% rising
11 Iraq 75,108 2007 up 63.2% rising
12 Chad 70,116 2022 down 21.1% rising
13 Turkey 67,073 2023 up 72.0% volatile
14 Pakistan 61,288 2024 down 7.8% falling
15 Nepal 56,889 2025 down 47.3% volatile
16 Guatemala 51,489 2024 down 5.3% falling
17 Uganda 50,625 2017 down 66.3% rising
18 Cote d'Ivoire 49,300 2024 up 49.0% rising
19 United States 45,960 2023 volatile
20 South Africa 45,546 2023 down 59.0% falling
21 Morocco 41,623 2024 down 10.0% falling
22 Haiti 41,143 1997 up 173.2% rising
23 Colombia 40,420 2022 up 152.6% volatile
24 Angola 39,437 2023 up 14.9% falling
25 Philippines 37,112 2024 down 20.9% rising
26 Mali 36,052 2023 up 27.8% rising
27 Iran 32,294 2023 up 23.7% volatile
28 Yemen 32,118 2016 up 83.2% rising
29 Afghanistan 30,589 2023 volatile
30 Central African Republic 30,547 2016 up 68.0% rising
31 Tanzania 28,830 2024 down 47.1% volatile
32 Vietnam 27,665 2024 down 4.6% volatile
33 Cambodia 27,396 2024 up 16.9% volatile
34 Syria 24,683 2024 down 26.7% rising
35 Kenya 24,206 2016 down 41.5% volatile
36 Zambia 23,482 2016 up 60.3% volatile
37 Mozambique 21,207 2022 down 5.5% volatile
38 Sierra Leone 19,437 2024 down 38.7% rising
39 Guinea 18,189 2020 up 1.3% rising
40 Papua New Guinea 12,693 2023 down 38.9% volatile
41 Nicaragua 12,663 2022 down 41.5% rising
42 Namibia 10,567 2024 up 25.2% rising
43 Sudan 9,649 2019 down 51.0% falling
44 France 8,444 2024 up 39.7% volatile
45 Tunisia 6,240 2021 up 136.0% volatile
46 Guinea-Bissau 6,128 2010 down 3.9% falling
47 Congo 6,003 2023 down 68.0% rising
48 Germany 5,806 2008 down 44.5% falling
49 Benin 5,760 2022 down 33.2% volatile
50 Saudi Arabia 5,108 2024 up 11.5% volatile
51 Libya 5,010 1983 up 493.6% volatile
52 Laos 4,934 2025 down 69.8% volatile
53 Bolivia 4,901 2024 up 27.9% volatile
54 Netherlands 4,628 1985 down 53.4% falling
55 Russia 4,522 2019 down 27.0% volatile
56 Lesotho 4,520 2024 up 121.1% volatile
57 Ghana 4,484 2024 down 77.8% volatile
58 Austria 3,986 2024 up 55.1% falling
59 Honduras 3,931 2024 up 48.2% volatile
60 Mexico 3,665 2025 down 23.4% volatile
61 Myanmar 3,383 2010 down 43.8% volatile
62 Belgium 3,107 2023 down 18.6% falling
63 Equatorial Guinea 3,064 2015 down 30.4% falling
64 Poland 2,933 2024 up 2.9% rising
65 Lebanon 2,750 2023 down 3.7% falling
66 Botswana 2,728 2022 down 22.9% volatile
67 Gambia 2,637 2025 up 7.0% volatile
68 Hungary 2,408 2024 up 17.3% falling
69 Chile 2,400 2024 down 72.6% volatile
70 Eritrea 2,345 2022 down 64.1% volatile
71 Costa Rica 2,275 2024 down 39.0% volatile
72 Venezuela 2,224 2024 down 85.9% volatile
73 Niger 2,208 2024 up 504.9% volatile
74 El Salvador 2,195 2024 down 73.3% falling
75 Burkina Faso 2,103 2024 down 49.3% volatile
76 Senegal 2,038 2024 down 1.9% volatile
77 Comoros 1,899 2024 down 26.5% falling
78 Liberia 1,885 2022 down 72.2% volatile
79 Gabon 1,783 2019 rising
80 Slovakia 1,687 2024 up 7.2% falling
81 Paraguay 1,642 2024 down 74.6% falling
82 China 1,565 2021 down 98.8% volatile
83 Thailand 1,545 2025 down 93.7% volatile
84 Italy 1,506 2023 down 26.4% volatile
85 Zimbabwe 1,403 2024 down 81.4% volatile
86 Greece 1,290 2023 up 99.1% volatile
87 Panama 1,255 2024 down 32.2% falling
88 Suriname 1,145 2021 down 17.7% falling
89 Trinidad and Tobago 1,009 2023 up 18.3% rising
90 Argentina 977 2023 down 94.5% volatile
91 Israel 958 2024 down 37.5% falling
92 Jordan 910 2024 up 258.3% volatile
93 Dominican Republic 852 2024 down 86.8% volatile
94 Puerto Rico 789 2024 volatile
95 Eswatini 780 2023 down 80.2% rising
96 Ukraine 757 2024 up 116.3% volatile
97 Denmark 755 2024 down 34.5% volatile
98 Czechia 721 2023 up 9.9% falling
99 Switzerland 659 2024 up 44.5% falling
100 Ecuador 537 2024 down 83.3% volatile
101 New Caledonia 510 1990 down 9.4% rising
102 Peru 443 2019 down 96.6% volatile
103 Bahamas 374 2019 volatile
104 Ireland 338 2022 down 49.6% falling
105 Belize 335 2024 down 45.8% falling
106 Spain 303 2024 volatile
107 Djibouti 296 2023 down 8.9% volatile
108 Bhutan 281 2024 up 24.3% volatile
109 Jamaica 276 2024 down 72.8% volatile
110 Azerbaijan 271 2024 up 222.6% falling
111 Finland 269 2024 down 6.6% falling
112 Kazakhstan 249 2025 up 70.5% volatile
113 Hong Kong 232 2024 down 8.3% volatile
114 Latvia 225 2024 up 21.6% volatile
115 Togo 194 2024 down 97.0% volatile
116 Bulgaria 192 2024 up 734.8% volatile
117 Sweden 178 2024 volatile
118 Albania 165 2024 down 49.5% volatile
119 Qatar 164 2024 up 69.1% volatile
120 Vanuatu 158 2024 down 85.5% falling
121 Saint Lucia 129 2024 up 6.6% rising
122 Georgia 128 2024 up 32.0% rising
123 Slovenia 125 2023 up 89.4% volatile
124 Samoa 121 2024 down 17.1% rising
125 Fiji 119 2024 up 296.7% volatile
126 Estonia 117 2024 down 4.9% volatile
127 Lithuania 111 2024 down 40.0% volatile
128 Belarus 100 2024 up 127.3% volatile
129 Egypt 93 2024 down 93.8% volatile
130 Aruba 84 2022 down 49.1% falling
131 Armenia 83 2024 volatile
131 East Timor 83 2023 down 99.2% volatile
133 Cyprus 79 2024 up 119.4% volatile
134 Micronesia (country) 68 2024 rising
135 Palestine 66 2023 up 230.0% volatile
136 Serbia 64 2022 down 55.2% falling
137 Guyana 50 2010 down 88.8% volatile
138 Dominica 49 2025 down 38.8% falling
139 Kiribati 42 2024 up 20.0% volatile
140 Marshall Islands 40 2024 up 17.6% flat
141 Sao Tome and Principe 38 2017 down 96.3% volatile
141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 38 2024 down 47.2% falling
143 Antigua and Barbuda 35 2022 down 71.5% rising
144 United Arab Emirates 24 2023 down 4.0% volatile
145 Barbados 22 2024 volatile
146 Grenada 21 2023 down 25.0% volatile
147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 2023 up 13.3% volatile
147 British Virgin Islands 17 2024 down 43.3% falling
149 Cape Verde 15 2022 down 69.4% volatile
150 Liechtenstein 12 2021 volatile
150 Malta 12 2023 up 140.0% volatile
152 Montenegro 10 2023 up 150.0% volatile
152 Palau 10 2024 down 33.3% volatile
154 Croatia 9 2023 down 91.4% volatile
155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 2023 down 66.7% rising
156 South Korea 7 2024 down 50.0% volatile
157 Macao 6 2024 down 88.0% volatile
158 Singapore 4 2023 down 76.5% volatile
159 Andorra 3 2024 volatile
159 Bahrain 3 2024 down 25.0% volatile
159 Kyrgyzstan 3 2025 down 93.5% volatile
159 Turks and Caicos Islands 3 2022 up 50.0% volatile
159 Tonga 3 2024 down 96.0% volatile
164 Kuwait 2 2021 down 99.2% volatile
164 Solomon Islands 2 2024 down 99.8% volatile
166 Brunei 1 2024 down 83.3% volatile
166 Luxembourg 1 2024 volatile
166 Monaco 1 2024 down 85.7% volatile
166 Tuvalu 1 2024 volatile
170 Cuba 0 2024 volatile
170 Cayman Islands 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
170 Algeria 0 2024 volatile
170 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
170 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
170 Moldova 0 2024 volatile
170 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
170 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
170 Mongolia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
170 Mauritania 0 2024 volatile
170 Nauru 0 2024 volatile
170 Oman 0 2024 volatile
170 Portugal 0 2023 volatile
170 Romania 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
170 San Marino 0 2024 volatile
170 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
170 Tajikistan 0 2017 down 100.0% volatile
170 Uruguay 0 2023 down 100.0% falling
170 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
199 places, 5,311 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release