Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
964,241
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
1,248
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,715
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 964,241 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,248, and the mean is 26,636.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 809.9%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 964,241 | 2004 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 8 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 534,566 | 2025 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 398,774 | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 4 | Madagascar | 259,015 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 206,706 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 170,246 | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Rwanda | 161,572 | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 142,038 | 2020 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 123,181 | 2017 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 121,342 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 115,946 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 12 | Iraq | 115,205 | 2007 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 114,158 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 91,933 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 84,176 | 2022 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 73,327 | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 73,125 | 2024 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 18 | United States | 70,921 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 70,467 | 2022 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 67,740 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 67,407 | 2025 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 58,514 | 2022 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 56,552 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 24 | Haiti | 53,640 | 1997 | up 172.2% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 52,141 | 2024 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 52,004 | 2023 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 51,672 | 2020 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 50,899 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 46,240 | 2022 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 41,754 | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 31 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 38,991 | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 38,772 | 2016 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 33 | Kenya | 36,256 | 2016 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 32,019 | 2016 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 28,053 | 2019 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 27,325 | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 24,968 | 2013 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Türkiye | 24,057 | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Niger | 23,959 | 2024 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 40 | Iran | 21,865 | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 21,031 | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Syria | 19,528 | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 19,503 | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 19,360 | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 45 | Togo | 17,156 | 2024 | down 52.8% | rising |
| 46 | Sudan | 17,027 | 2019 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 47 | Gabon | 16,627 | 2003 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 16,335 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 16,128 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 15,776 | 2021 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 15,693 | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 52 | Germany | 13,077 | 2008 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 12,044 | 2025 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 11,613 | 2024 | up 42.6% | flat |
| 55 | Viet Nam | 11,392 | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 56 | France | 11,105 | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 10,939 | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Congo | 9,716 | 2023 | down 64.3% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 9,560 | 2024 | up 76.8% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 9,147 | 2010 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 7,033 | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 62 | Ghana | 7,000 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Libya | 6,224 | 1983 | up 809.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands | 6,179 | 1985 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 5,097 | 2019 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 4,923 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 4,637 | 2024 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 68 | Lesotho | 4,212 | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 4,034 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Belgium | 3,870 | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,730 | 2015 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 72 | Eritrea | 3,702 | 2022 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 73 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3,521 | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 3,483 | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 3,482 | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 3,477 | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 77 | Cuba | 3,364 | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,356 | 2025 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Myanmar | 3,252 | 2010 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Liberia | 2,979 | 2022 | down 67.8% | rising |
| 80 | Portugal | 2,979 | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Poland | 2,975 | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Austria | 2,819 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 2,281 | 2024 | down 73.7% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 2,258 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 86 | Paraguay | 2,204 | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 2,141 | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Comoros | 2,078 | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 89 | Reunion | 2,031 | 1987 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 90 | Switzerland | 1,969 | 2024 | up 54.1% | flat |
| 91 | Botswana | 1,842 | 2022 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,757 | 2017 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 93 | Uruguay | 1,727 | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 94 | Thailand | 1,701 | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,331 | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | 1,277 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Italy | 1,271 | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Suriname | 1,268 | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 99 | China | 1,228 | 2021 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Greece | 1,213 | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Israel | 1,054 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 102 | Jordan | 969 | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 957 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 104 | Ukraine | 938 | 2024 | up 616.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 862 | 2023 | down 84.8% | rising |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 826 | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 739 | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Guadeloupe | 645 | 1991 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 109 | Czechia | 590 | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 574 | 1990 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 111 | Djibouti | 520 | 2023 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 112 | Bhutan | 479 | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 430 | 2024 | up 69.3% | falling |
| 114 | Finland | 407 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 403 | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Belize | 396 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 117 | Denmark | 395 | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Martinique | 385 | 1992 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 119 | Ireland | 371 | 2022 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Egypt | 298 | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 257 | 2024 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 254 | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | 223 | 2017 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahamas | 209 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Sweden | 206 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Slovenia | 186 | 2023 | up 77.1% | falling |
| 127 | Albania | 173 | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Armenia | 171 | 2024 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 152 | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | 142 | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Qatar | 135 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 116 | 2025 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Aruba | 115 | 2022 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 112 | 2022 | down 95.1% | falling |
| 134 | Latvia | 112 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Serbia | 93 | 2022 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 137 | Micronesia (country) | 92 | 2024 | up 76.9% | falling |
| 138 | Belarus | 89 | 2024 | up 456.2% | volatile |
| 139 | French Guiana | 86 | 1994 | — | falling |
| 140 | Kiribati | 84 | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | 82 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 81 | 2024 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | 76 | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Samoa | 74 | 2024 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 73 | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 146 | Palestine, State of | 67 | 2023 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Lucia | 63 | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | 56 | 2024 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 149 | Croatia | 40 | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 35 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 151 | Guyana | 33 | 2010 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 153 | Montenegro | 27 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 2022 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 26 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 156 | Dominica | 21 | 2025 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 20 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 158 | Andorra | 18 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Grenada | 14 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 14 | 1987 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 162 | Republic of Korea | 12 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Macao | 12 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Palau | 12 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2025 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10 | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 9 | 2023 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 8 | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Malta | 7 | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Cyprus | 4 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahrain | 2 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Kuwait | 2 | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Naoero | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Tonga | 2 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Mauritania | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Romania | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release