Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
190
Highest
421,560
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
773
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,143

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 421,560 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 773, and the mean is 14,477.

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 728.0%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 421,560 1982 up 40.5% rising
1 Anguilla 8 2019 volatile
2 India 291,426 2025 up 186.7% volatile
2 Montserrat 1 2014 unchanged volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 203,583 2023 up 31.1% rising
3 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
4 Madagascar 136,109 2024 up 6.0% rising
5 Malawi 106,771 2024 up 38.0% volatile
6 Rwanda 93,013 2024 up 122.9% volatile
7 Ethiopia 92,015 2024 down 28.1% volatile
8 Burundi 77,879 2020 up 27.6% volatile
9 Iraq 68,617 2007 up 56.0% rising
10 Uganda 63,436 2017 down 27.0% rising
11 Cote d'Ivoire 63,408 2024 up 65.5% rising
12 Cameroon 62,242 2024 up 23.3% rising
13 Angola 61,969 2023 down 24.6% rising
14 Pakistan 45,947 2024 down 8.8% volatile
15 Chad 45,942 2022 down 13.5% rising
16 Algeria 45,126 2025 down 16.5% rising
17 Mali 41,259 2023 up 41.5% rising
18 Bangladesh 39,612 2024 down 75.5% falling
19 United States 38,757 2023 up 29.2% rising
20 Benin 38,571 2022 up 35.7% volatile
21 Afghanistan 38,413 2023 volatile
22 South Africa 34,847 2023 down 54.4% falling
23 Colombia 33,591 2022 up 159.8% volatile
24 Morocco 32,466 2024 down 14.9% falling
25 Guatemala 29,608 2024 up 1.5% rising
26 Nepal 28,353 2025 down 18.5% falling
27 Haiti 28,193 1997 up 169.7% rising
28 Philippines 27,942 2024 down 27.0% rising
29 Guinea 27,334 2020 up 8.4% rising
30 Mozambique 23,942 2022 down 62.5% rising
31 Tanzania 21,933 2024 down 34.6% volatile
32 Yemen 21,691 2016 up 41.5% rising
33 Kenya 20,196 2016 down 42.2% volatile
34 Cambodia 17,864 2024 up 26.7% volatile
35 Central African Republic 17,723 2016 up 68.5% rising
36 Peru 15,758 2019 down 60.3% falling
37 Niger 13,204 2024 up 147.1% rising
38 Iran 13,169 2023 up 43.0% volatile
39 Turkey 12,901 2023 up 146.6% volatile
40 Zambia 12,688 2013 up 39.6% volatile
41 Syria 11,863 2024 down 33.3% rising
42 Burkina Faso 11,806 2024 down 21.7% volatile
43 Argentina 10,751 2023 down 35.6% falling
44 Papua New Guinea 10,627 2023 down 41.3% volatile
45 Tunisia 9,963 2021 up 12.4% falling
46 Sudan 9,054 2019 down 45.4% falling
47 Nicaragua 9,005 2022 down 5.3% rising
48 Spain 8,889 2024 down 37.1% volatile
49 Gabon 8,581 2003 up 35.3% rising
50 Togo 8,578 2024 down 55.1% rising
51 Senegal 8,191 2024 up 0.4% rising
52 Vietnam 8,159 2024 down 14.8% volatile
53 Namibia 7,175 2024 up 44.0% rising
54 Germany 6,800 2008 down 46.1% falling
55 Mexico 6,686 2025 down 72.8% volatile
56 France 5,860 2024 up 60.1% volatile
57 Honduras 5,621 2024 up 69.7% falling
58 Sierra Leone 5,156 2024 down 72.1% volatile
59 Congo 5,118 2023 down 62.7% rising
60 Guinea-Bissau 4,700 2010 up 2.5% rising
61 Bolivia 4,099 2024 down 41.8% falling
62 Netherlands 3,718 1985 down 23.7% falling
63 Ghana 3,595 2024 down 53.3% volatile
64 Libya 3,436 1983 up 728.0% volatile
65 Lebanon 3,048 2023 down 2.6% falling
66 Lesotho 2,821 2024 up 134.1% volatile
67 Costa Rica 2,641 2024 up 27.7% falling
68 Russia 2,610 2019 down 25.2% volatile
69 Chile 2,297 2024 down 58.1% volatile
70 Cuba 2,255 2024 up 52.1% volatile
71 Venezuela 2,229 2024 down 84.7% volatile
72 Eritrea 2,149 2022 down 71.0% falling
73 Laos 2,145 2025 down 65.9% volatile
74 Equatorial Guinea 2,059 2015 up 18.3% rising
75 El Salvador 2,043 2024 down 52.2% falling
76 Saudi Arabia 1,944 2024 down 51.2% volatile
77 Belgium 1,805 2023 down 10.4% volatile
78 Gambia 1,753 2025 down 18.5% volatile
79 Poland 1,735 2024 up 30.1% rising
80 Portugal 1,607 2023 down 62.2% volatile
81 Liberia 1,501 2022 down 67.6% rising
82 Austria 1,391 2024 up 30.5% volatile
83 Paraguay 1,360 2024 down 72.2% falling
84 Dominican Republic 1,354 2024 down 85.0% volatile
85 Zimbabwe 1,344 2024 down 72.7% falling
86 Panama 1,292 2024 down 23.0% falling
87 Myanmar 1,270 2010 down 54.2% volatile
88 Botswana 1,204 2022 down 31.4% volatile
89 Comoros 1,151 2024 down 50.7% falling
90 Sao Tome and Principe 1,120 2017 up 16.1% rising
91 Uruguay 992 2023 down 47.8% falling
92 Thailand 987 2025 down 88.9% volatile
93 Switzerland 913 2024 up 40.2% falling
94 Suriname 863 2021 down 25.2% falling
95 China 786 2021 down 90.2% volatile
96 Trinidad and Tobago 760 2023 down 4.0% volatile
97 Italy 747 2023 down 29.6% volatile
98 Hungary 746 2024 down 11.1% volatile
99 Israel 709 2024 down 33.0% falling
100 Greece 641 2023 up 42.8% volatile
101 Jordan 542 2024 up 138.8% volatile
102 Eswatini 535 2023 down 85.3% rising
103 Ukraine 521 2024 up 677.6% volatile
104 Slovakia 518 2024 down 29.1% falling
105 Ecuador 398 2024 down 85.5% volatile
105 Luxembourg 398 2024 up 12.1% volatile
107 New Caledonia 347 1990 up 0.3% rising
108 Czechia 340 2023 up 8.3% volatile
109 Bhutan 287 2024 down 34.9% volatile
110 Djibouti 280 2023 down 50.7% rising
111 Azerbaijan 257 2024 up 83.6% falling
112 Jamaica 252 2024 down 36.2% volatile
113 Denmark 239 2024 down 50.7% volatile
114 Belize 234 2024 down 37.1% falling
115 Finland 221 2024 down 18.1% falling
116 Ireland 192 2022 down 46.5% volatile
117 Bulgaria 148 2024 up 202.0% volatile
118 Bahamas 136 2019 volatile
119 Hong Kong 132 2024 down 29.0% volatile
120 Tajikistan 121 2017 down 57.1% volatile
121 Egypt 117 2024 down 97.0% volatile
122 Slovenia 115 2023 up 59.7% falling
123 Sweden 114 2024 volatile
124 Albania 100 2024 down 31.0% volatile
125 Armenia 99 2024 up 135.7% volatile
126 Kazakhstan 80 2025 down 19.2% volatile
126 Qatar 80 2024 up 158.1% volatile
128 Georgia 79 2024 up 36.2% volatile
129 Cape Verde 76 2022 down 94.9% falling
130 Latvia 74 2024 up 25.4% volatile
131 Aruba 67 2022 down 23.9% falling
132 Kiribati 52 2024 up 225.0% volatile
133 Fiji 50 2024 up 117.4% volatile
133 Samoa 50 2024 up 127.3% rising
135 Micronesia (country) 49 2024 up 28.9% falling
135 Serbia 49 2022 down 69.2% falling
137 Belarus 46 2024 up 475.0% volatile
138 Lithuania 43 2024 down 41.1% volatile
138 Palestine 43 2023 up 186.7% volatile
140 Estonia 41 2024 up 70.8% volatile
141 Saint Lucia 37 2024 up 68.2% volatile
142 United Arab Emirates 36 2023 down 74.5% falling
143 Marshall Islands 26 2024 down 13.3% falling
144 Guyana 24 2010 down 91.3% volatile
145 Vanuatu 20 2024 down 97.5% volatile
146 Barbados 17 2024 falling
146 Montenegro 17 2023 up 30.8% volatile
148 Dominica 16 2025 down 57.9% volatile
149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 2023 unchanged falling
150 Grenada 12 2024 up 71.4% volatile
150 Palau 12 2024 up 71.4% volatile
152 Andorra 10 2024 down 52.4% volatile
152 Turks and Caicos Islands 10 2024 volatile
154 Antigua and Barbuda 9 2022 down 91.2% volatile
154 British Virgin Islands 9 2024 down 25.0% flat
156 Croatia 8 2023 down 72.4% volatile
157 South Korea 7 2024 up 40.0% volatile
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 2024 down 65.0% volatile
159 Liechtenstein 6 2021 volatile
159 Macao 6 2024 down 86.0% volatile
161 Brunei 5 2024 down 44.4% volatile
162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 2023 down 20.0% volatile
163 Malta 3 2023 down 57.1% volatile
164 Bahrain 2 2024 down 66.7% volatile
164 Kuwait 2 2021 down 97.2% volatile
166 Kyrgyzstan 1 2025 down 95.5% volatile
166 Nauru 1 2024 volatile
166 Singapore 1 2023 unchanged volatile
166 Solomon Islands 1 2024 down 99.9% volatile
166 Tonga 1 2024 down 92.3% volatile
171 Cayman Islands 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
171 Cyprus 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
171 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
171 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
171 Monaco 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
171 Moldova 0 2024 volatile
171 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
171 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
171 Mongolia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
171 Mauritania 0 2024 volatile
171 Oman 0 2024 volatile
171 Romania 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
171 San Marino 0 2024 volatile
171 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
171 East Timor 0 2023 down 100.0% falling
171 Tuvalu 0 2023 volatile
171 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
197 places, 5,143 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release