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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release