Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
527,439
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
1,352
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,482
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 527,439 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,352, and the mean is 16,263.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,471.4%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 527,439 | 2011 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 388,238 | 2025 | up 267.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 185,125 | 2020 | up 209.7% | rising |
| 4 | Morocco | 123,280 | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 108,015 | 2025 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Iraq | 105,006 | 2007 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 102,976 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 8 | United States | 91,848 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Mali | 89,096 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 74,059 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 11 | Argentina | 69,989 | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63,489 | 2024 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Colombia | 57,159 | 2022 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 14 | Mozambique | 54,024 | 2022 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 50,510 | 2023 | up 125.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Angola | 49,212 | 2023 | up 243.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Nepal | 46,053 | 2025 | up 71.1% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 44,278 | 2022 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Pakistan | 39,700 | 2024 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 33,806 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 30,598 | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 30,308 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 28,894 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Syria | 27,981 | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 25 | Madagascar | 25,870 | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 25,817 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 25,759 | 2024 | up 502.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Niger | 24,668 | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 23,993 | 2020 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 18,220 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 17,031 | 2019 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 32 | Chad | 16,414 | 2022 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 16,173 | 2020 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Cameroon | 13,876 | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran | 12,975 | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 12,830 | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 37 | Namibia | 12,706 | 2024 | up 289.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Togo | 12,177 | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 11,230 | 2022 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 10,678 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Tunisia | 10,664 | 2021 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 42 | Congo | 8,832 | 2012 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 43 | Rwanda | 7,774 | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Poland | 7,603 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 7,246 | 1999 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 46 | Italy | 7,085 | 2023 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 47 | Libya | 6,901 | 1983 | up 283.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 6,876 | 2023 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 49 | Yemen | 6,848 | 2016 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 50 | France | 6,551 | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Vietnam | 5,830 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 5,796 | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Lesotho | 5,618 | 2024 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 5,583 | 2024 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 5,038 | 2016 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Venezuela | 4,822 | 2024 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 4,790 | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 4,194 | 2010 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 59 | China | 3,956 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 3,893 | 2023 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 3,885 | 2017 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 3,879 | 2017 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 3,757 | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 64 | Thailand | 3,646 | 2025 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 3,529 | 2023 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Russia | 3,184 | 2019 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Haiti | 3,141 | 1997 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 68 | Cape Verde | 3,089 | 2022 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 2,957 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 70 | Lebanon | 2,863 | 2023 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,674 | 2010 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Portugal | 2,664 | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Austria | 2,618 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 2,469 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 75 | Gabon | 2,229 | 1995 | up 162.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 2,215 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 2,188 | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,070 | 2017 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 1,989 | 2024 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania | 1,951 | 2020 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Zambia | 1,740 | 1984 | up 203.7% | rising |
| 82 | Hong Kong | 1,682 | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Hungary | 1,661 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 84 | Switzerland | 1,626 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 1,477 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Tanzania | 1,449 | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 1,447 | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Eswatini | 1,439 | 2023 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Guyana | 1,419 | 2010 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Comoros | 1,404 | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 1,300 | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Singapore | 1,242 | 1984 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 93 | Bhutan | 1,201 | 2024 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Palestine | 1,053 | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 95 | Liberia | 1,049 | 2022 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 979 | 2025 | up 178.9% | falling |
| 97 | Laos | 968 | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei | 839 | 2009 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 819 | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 100 | Czechia | 816 | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 101 | Panama | 811 | 2024 | down 52.0% | flat |
| 102 | Latvia | 794 | 2024 | up 154.5% | falling |
| 103 | Martinique | 761 | 1984 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 104 | Ghana | 727 | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Indonesia | 713 | 2025 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovakia | 711 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 107 | Malawi | 646 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 108 | Reunion | 620 | 1987 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 109 | Denmark | 585 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 110 | Paraguay | 564 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 521 | 2015 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 520 | 2021 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 113 | Oman | 473 | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Estonia | 471 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 115 | Ukraine | 440 | 2024 | up 1,471.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Belize | 430 | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 117 | Gambia | 429 | 2025 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 425 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Djibouti | 408 | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 380 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 121 | East Timor | 339 | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 326 | 1990 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 123 | Guadeloupe | 315 | 1992 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 124 | Vanuatu | 280 | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | 276 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Serbia | 274 | 2022 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 268 | 2024 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 128 | Cuba | 266 | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Qatar | 266 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 261 | 2022 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Macao | 255 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Barbados | 244 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 237 | 2024 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 227 | 1993 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 135 | Armenia | 175 | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Finland | 171 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 168 | 2017 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 147 | 2020 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 144 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 140 | Dominica | 126 | 2023 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 141 | North Macedonia | 114 | 2023 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 142 | French Guiana | 113 | 1984 | up 334.6% | rising |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95 | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89 | 2022 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 145 | Lithuania | 85 | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 72 | 2023 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Cyprus | 67 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 48 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Kiribati | 48 | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | 44 | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Belarus | 43 | 2024 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 37 | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Montenegro | 37 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 31 | 2025 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 30 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Ireland | 27 | 2022 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 157 | South Korea | 15 | 2024 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | 14 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Tonga | 13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 11 | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Malta | 11 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Andorra | 8 | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Kuwait | 8 | 2021 | down 99.3% | falling |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Monaco | 5 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4 | 1985 | — | falling |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 171 | San Marino | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Mongolia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Seychelles | 0 | 2000 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release