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
Uzbekistan
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 Uzbekistan.

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, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 181,329 2025 up 226.4% volatile
1 Cook Islands 0 2024 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Türkiye 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, United Republic of 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 Côte 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, Plurinational State of 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 Viet Nam 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, Bolivarian Republic of 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 Russian Federation 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Timor-Leste 430 2020 up 54.7% rising
109 Switzerland 425 2024 down 51.9% falling
110 Suriname 412 2021 down 20.0% rising
111 Palestine, State of 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 Republic of Korea 15 2024 down 25.0% volatile
163 Brunei Darussalam 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 Republic of 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

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
192 places, 4,322 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release