Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
192
Highest
581,580
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
1,744
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,861

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 581,580 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,744, and the mean is 16,721.

Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,933.3%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 581,580 2011 down 29.6% volatile
1 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
2 India 330,080 2025 up 218.1% volatile
3 Ethiopia 177,446 2024 up 74.1% volatile
4 Algeria 140,858 2025 up 2.1% volatile
5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 113,489 2020 up 48.0% volatile
6 Iraq 110,558 2007 up 75.6% volatile
7 South Africa 87,328 2023 down 32.3% falling
8 Bangladesh 79,986 2020 up 12.8% falling
9 United States of America 78,985 2023 down 7.7% falling
10 Colombia 73,141 2022 up 91.3% volatile
11 Angola 65,982 2023 up 219.9% volatile
12 Morocco 64,977 2024 up 76.7% volatile
13 Argentina 58,467 2023 down 51.8% rising
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 54,280 2024 down 26.9% volatile
15 Rwanda 51,560 2024 up 416.3% volatile
16 Türkiye 49,367 2023 up 0.5% volatile
17 Pakistan 48,691 2024 up 19.0% falling
18 Egypt 47,990 2024 down 48.2% volatile
19 Malawi 47,648 2024 up 1.1% rising
20 Mali 43,514 2023 up 17.6% volatile
21 Afghanistan 38,924 2023 up 53.4% volatile
22 Nepal 36,584 2025 up 36.6% rising
23 Niger 36,489 2024 up 120.6% volatile
24 Côte d'Ivoire 35,944 2024 up 100.1% volatile
25 Zambia 34,860 2013 up 184.3% volatile
26 Guatemala 34,632 2024 up 307.7% volatile
27 Spain 34,533 2024 down 32.5% falling
28 Benin 30,753 2022 up 43.7% volatile
29 Philippines 29,741 2024 down 30.4% rising
30 Burkina Faso 29,067 2024 down 9.4% volatile
31 Burundi 28,829 2020 up 90.6% volatile
32 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23,793 2023 up 1.2% volatile
33 Chad 21,647 2022 up 40.8% volatile
34 Peru 19,585 2019 down 45.6% rising
35 Senegal 19,270 2024 down 38.6% volatile
36 Madagascar 19,247 2024 down 36.5% volatile
37 Mozambique 19,044 2022 down 1.1% rising
38 Tunisia 18,851 2021 down 15.2% volatile
39 Guinea 17,173 2020 up 27.7% volatile
40 Yemen 17,126 2016 up 31.6% rising
41 Mexico 16,504 2024 down 33.5% rising
42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14,357 2024 up 5.5% volatile
43 Germany 14,155 2024 up 11.9% falling
44 Sudan 13,754 2019 up 23.8% rising
45 Namibia 10,742 2024 down 7.7% volatile
46 Cameroon 10,635 2023 down 33.8% volatile
47 Belgium 10,531 2023 up 14.8% falling
48 Kenya 10,413 2016 volatile
49 Dominican Republic 9,517 2024 up 8.7% volatile
50 Congo 9,460 2012 up 7.9% rising
51 Italy 8,783 2023 down 57.1% volatile
52 Indonesia 7,838 2025 down 39.1% falling
53 Togo 7,836 2024 down 56.3% volatile
54 Libya 7,773 1983 up 291.8% volatile
55 Papua New Guinea 7,624 2023 volatile
56 Romania 7,236 2023 up 38.7% falling
57 Syria 7,163 2024 up 2.6% falling
58 Netherlands 6,933 2010 down 7.1% falling
59 Viet Nam 6,730 2024 down 56.6% volatile
60 Nicaragua 6,368 2010 up 32.6% rising
61 Central African Republic 5,902 2016 up 85.0% volatile
62 Lebanon 5,855 2023 down 23.7% rising
63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5,692 2024 down 74.7% rising
64 Greece 5,271 2023 up 72.4% falling
65 Jordan 5,042 2024 up 92.4% rising
66 Lesotho 5,039 2024 down 10.6% volatile
67 Poland 4,895 2024 down 58.0% volatile
68 Ghana 4,821 2024 down 86.4% volatile
69 Honduras 4,724 2024 up 24.6% rising
70 Eritrea 4,595 2022 down 15.8% flat
71 Sierra Leone 4,498 2024 down 52.0% volatile
72 Myanmar 4,396 2017 up 119.1% volatile
73 France 4,341 2024 down 57.2% volatile
74 Cambodia 4,307 2024 up 175.6% rising
75 Chile 4,205 2024 down 52.8% volatile
76 Ecuador 4,135 2024 down 60.5% falling
77 El Salvador 4,075 2024 down 34.5% volatile
78 Haiti 3,817 1997 up 69.3% rising
79 Costa Rica 3,668 2024 down 52.2% volatile
80 Portugal 3,250 2023 down 38.6% volatile
81 Uruguay 3,204 2023 down 66.4% falling
82 Guinea-Bissau 3,073 2010 up 117.6% volatile
83 Bhutan 2,908 2024 up 262.6% volatile
84 Eswatini 2,892 2023 down 19.5% volatile
85 Gabon 2,735 1995 up 148.0% volatile
86 Austria 2,626 2024 up 97.9% volatile
87 Guyana 2,415 2010 up 61.6% rising
88 Thailand 2,414 2025 down 91.2% volatile
89 Russian Federation 2,266 2019 down 55.3% volatile
90 Mauritania 2,014 2020 up 19.2% volatile
91 Israel 1,932 2024 down 8.5% falling
92 Reunion 1,906 1987 up 32.2% rising
93 Saudi Arabia 1,891 2024 down 69.0% volatile
94 Hong Kong 1,884 2024 down 10.4% falling
95 Uganda 1,855 2017 down 62.7% rising
96 Cape Verde 1,809 2022 down 24.0% volatile
97 Panama 1,679 2024 down 58.2% rising
98 Gambia 1,672 2025 up 67.4% volatile
99 Liberia 1,610 2022 down 24.9% volatile
100 Martinique 1,600 1984 up 53.4% rising
101 Sao Tome and Principe 1,419 2017 up 195.0% rising
102 China 1,413 2021 down 76.8% volatile
103 Comoros 1,404 2024 up 57.4% rising
104 Hungary 1,384 2024 down 39.3% falling
105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,344 2025 up 20.6% rising
106 Bulgaria 1,221 2024 down 14.9% volatile
107 Paraguay 1,059 2024 down 17.3% flat
108 Czechia 936 2023 down 12.5% falling
109 Suriname 915 2021 down 21.5% rising
110 Cuba 908 2024 down 67.8% volatile
111 Slovakia 853 2024 down 40.9% falling
112 Palestine, State of 792 2023 down 56.5% falling
113 Guadeloupe 775 1992 down 46.7% flat
114 Switzerland 722 2024 down 49.5% falling
115 Azerbaijan 620 2025 up 83.4% volatile
116 Timor-Leste 608 2020 up 25.9% rising
117 French Polynesia 585 1993 up 83.4% rising
118 Equatorial Guinea 573 2015 down 38.5% falling
119 New Caledonia 555 1990 up 42.3% rising
120 Zimbabwe 542 2024 down 36.9% rising
121 Ukraine 427 2024 up 1,933.3% volatile
122 Denmark 390 2024 down 22.2% falling
123 Estonia 386 2024 up 49.0% volatile
124 Djibouti 383 2023 up 3.5% volatile
125 Latvia 366 2024 up 47.6% volatile
126 Finland 345 2024 up 23.2% falling
127 Oman 338 2024 down 83.6% volatile
128 Macao 337 2024 down 37.0% volatile
128 Slovenia 337 2023 up 89.3% volatile
130 Qatar 304 2024 down 71.0% volatile
131 Georgia 287 2024 down 38.7% falling
132 French Guiana 272 1984 up 345.9% rising
133 Albania 268 2024 down 45.0% volatile
134 Serbia 266 2022 down 64.4% falling
135 Barbados 260 2024 volatile
136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 248 2024 down 38.9% rising
137 Singapore 240 2023 down 37.8% volatile
138 Sweden 233 2024 volatile
139 Tajikistan 222 2017 down 67.3% volatile
140 Grenada 183 2024 up 10.9% volatile
141 Luxembourg 177 2024 down 54.0% falling
142 Armenia 166 2024 up 110.1% volatile
143 Aruba 159 2022 down 11.2% falling
144 Fiji 146 2024 up 1,023.1% volatile
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 120 2023 down 22.6% falling
146 Cyprus 116 2024 unchanged volatile
147 North Macedonia 114 2023 down 10.9% volatile
148 Antigua and Barbuda 103 2022 up 43.1% falling
148 Bahamas 103 2010 volatile
148 Belize 103 2024 up 80.7% volatile
151 Vanuatu 102 2024 up 22.9% volatile
152 Mauritius 94 2024 down 85.3% falling
153 Dominica 92 2023 up 10.8% falling
154 Lithuania 89 2024 up 8.5% volatile
155 Ireland 79 2022 down 58.9% falling
156 Montenegro 59 2023 down 16.9% falling
157 United Arab Emirates 57 2023 down 92.5% volatile
158 Micronesia, Federated States of 49 2024 up 390.0% volatile
159 Samoa 43 2024 up 126.3% volatile
160 Kiribati 42 2024 up 250.0% volatile
161 Bahrain 39 2024 down 71.3% falling
162 Republic of Korea 34 2024 down 12.8% volatile
163 British Virgin Islands 32 2024 down 49.2% falling
164 Jamaica 31 2024 down 87.8% volatile
165 Kazakhstan 30 2025 down 42.3% volatile
165 Marshall Islands 30 2024 down 91.9% volatile
165 Solomon Islands 30 2024 down 81.1% volatile
168 Croatia 28 2023 down 90.4% volatile
169 Belarus 22 2024 up 633.3% volatile
170 Brunei Darussalam 20 2024 down 83.9% volatile
171 Turks and Caicos Islands 19 2024 up 72.7% volatile
172 Andorra 15 2024 down 76.9% volatile
173 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 13 1985 falling
174 Botswana 12 2022 down 75.0% volatile
175 Tonga 10 2024 volatile
175 Tuvalu 10 2024 volatile
177 Kyrgyzstan 8 2025 down 66.7% volatile
178 Trinidad and Tobago 7 2024 down 80.0% volatile
179 Monaco 5 2024 up 150.0% volatile
180 Saint Lucia 4 2024 volatile
181 Kuwait 3 2021 down 99.8% falling
181 Malta 3 2023 up 50.0% volatile
183 San Marino 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 2023 down 94.1% volatile
184 Mongolia 1 2024 down 80.0% volatile
186 Liechtenstein 0 2021 volatile
186 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
186 Republic of Moldova 0 2024 volatile
186 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
186 Seychelles 0 2000 volatile
186 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
199 places, 4,861 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release