Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
185
Highest
181,329
India
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
1,080
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,322
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 181,329 in India; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,080, and the mean is 8,356.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 2,027.3%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education … 2 male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 181,329 | 2025 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 131,483 | 2024 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 97,820 | 2025 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Iraq | 79,185 | 2007 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 62,564 | 2020 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 60,346 | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 7 | United States | 48,019 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 8 | Morocco | 43,575 | 2024 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Colombia | 42,064 | 2022 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 39,356 | 2020 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 11 | Angola | 33,916 | 2023 | up 202.1% | rising |
| 12 | Argentina | 33,602 | 2023 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 29,082 | 2024 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 14 | Malawi | 24,642 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 24,437 | 2023 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 24,397 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 17 | Mali | 23,484 | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 23,365 | 2024 | up 427.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 23,095 | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Tanzania | 22,583 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Guatemala | 21,592 | 2024 | up 313.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 21,391 | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 20,713 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19,828 | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 18,806 | 2013 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 18,700 | 2025 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 27 | Iran | 17,990 | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 17,988 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 16,910 | 2022 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 13,504 | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 12,615 | 2022 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Burundi | 12,194 | 2020 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 12,063 | 2019 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 34 | Yemen | 11,817 | 2016 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 11,501 | 2021 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 10,958 | 2020 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 10,841 | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 38 | Madagascar | 10,349 | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 9,734 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Mexico | 9,682 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 41 | Bolivia | 9,564 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 8,650 | 2019 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 43 | Germany | 8,433 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 6,366 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Cameroon | 6,052 | 2023 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Belgium | 5,855 | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 5,572 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Italy | 5,525 | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Indonesia | 5,381 | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 5,349 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 51 | Vietnam | 5,239 | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 52 | Libya | 4,932 | 1983 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 4,629 | 2012 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 4,435 | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 4,421 | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Syria | 4,340 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 4,335 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 4,327 | 2010 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 59 | Nicaragua | 3,819 | 2010 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 3,488 | 2016 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 3,433 | 2023 | up 68.8% | falling |
| 62 | Jordan | 3,389 | 2024 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 63 | Eritrea | 3,070 | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 64 | Lebanon | 2,960 | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 2,893 | 2017 | up 190.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 2,877 | 2024 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 2,856 | 2024 | up 170.7% | rising |
| 68 | Venezuela | 2,790 | 2024 | down 78.8% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 2,742 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 2,716 | 2024 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 2,697 | 2024 | down 58.7% | flat |
| 72 | France | 2,567 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 2,424 | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 2,353 | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 2,269 | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Lesotho | 2,242 | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 2,157 | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 1,974 | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Haiti | 1,758 | 1997 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,734 | 2010 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Uruguay | 1,669 | 2023 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 82 | Eswatini | 1,587 | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Austria | 1,530 | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Guyana | 1,453 | 2010 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 85 | Gabon | 1,372 | 1995 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 1,359 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 87 | Thailand | 1,325 | 2025 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Bhutan | 1,278 | 2024 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 1,193 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Russia | 1,159 | 2019 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Hong Kong | 1,101 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 1,091 | 2022 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 1,080 | 2020 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 1,079 | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 95 | Uganda | 927 | 2017 | down 63.7% | flat |
| 96 | Laos | 885 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 97 | Liberia | 848 | 2022 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Comoros | 828 | 2024 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 99 | Hungary | 814 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 789 | 2017 | up 257.0% | rising |
| 101 | Gambia | 766 | 2025 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 102 | China | 751 | 2021 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 717 | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 692 | 2024 | down 24.8% | flat |
| 105 | Cuba | 631 | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 515 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 107 | Slovakia | 430 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 107 | East Timor | 430 | 2020 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 109 | Switzerland | 425 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 110 | Suriname | 412 | 2021 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 111 | Palestine | 404 | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 355 | 2025 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Equatorial Guinea | 284 | 2015 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 281 | 2024 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 268 | 1990 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 116 | Djibouti | 260 | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Latvia | 252 | 2024 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 118 | Oman | 235 | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Ukraine | 234 | 2024 | up 2,027.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 212 | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 211 | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Macao | 210 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Estonia | 207 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Denmark | 192 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 125 | Barbados | 186 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Finland | 185 | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 183 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 174 | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 129 | Albania | 164 | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia | 154 | 2022 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 131 | Singapore | 135 | 2023 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 126 | 2017 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Sweden | 108 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Grenada | 106 | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 101 | 2024 | up 129.5% | falling |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 100 | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 137 | Aruba | 94 | 2022 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 138 | Fiji | 93 | 2024 | up 933.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 88 | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 140 | Cyprus | 80 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 2022 | up 97.4% | falling |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 73 | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahamas | 68 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Lithuania | 55 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Belize | 54 | 2024 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Dominica | 53 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 52 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 42 | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Ireland | 38 | 2022 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 150 | Mauritius | 37 | 2024 | down 89.7% | falling |
| 151 | Kiribati | 32 | 2024 | up 255.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 31 | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 28 | 2023 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | 27 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Micronesia (country) | 24 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 24 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 157 | Croatia | 23 | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Jamaica | 23 | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 17 | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 16 | 2025 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 162 | South Korea | 15 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei | 14 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Belarus | 11 | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Andorra | 9 | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Botswana | 8 | 2022 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 8 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kuwait | 3 | 2021 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 170 | Monaco | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2025 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | San Marino | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release