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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
187 places, 4,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release