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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
203 places, 5,715 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release