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