Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
171
Highest
217,269
India
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
743
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,984

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 217,269 in India; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 743, and the mean is 7,873.

Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,521.4%), and the largest decrease in Saint Kitts and Nevis (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 217,269 2025 up 290.0% volatile
2 Bangladesh 89,829 2020 up 214.1% rising
3 Iraq 81,611 2007 up 74.1% volatile
4 Algeria 72,311 2025 up 52.2% volatile
5 Morocco 68,692 2024 down 33.0% volatile
6 Ethiopia 52,656 2024 up 6.7% volatile
7 United States 51,799 2023 down 2.4% flat
8 Mali 44,548 2023 down 6.5% volatile
9 Egypt 43,456 2024 down 7.7% volatile
10 Argentina 40,402 2023 down 10.9% rising
11 Côte d'Ivoire 33,868 2024 up 179.4% volatile
12 Colombia 32,265 2022 up 70.8% falling
13 Nepal 28,169 2025 up 115.3% falling
14 Angola 26,756 2023 up 245.2% volatile
15 Mozambique 26,641 2022 up 34.9% volatile
16 Türkiye 26,041 2023 up 160.9% volatile
17 Benin 22,853 2022 up 29.2% volatile
18 Philippines 22,183 2024 down 15.3% rising
19 Pakistan 21,399 2024 up 5.6% falling
20 Spain 19,704 2024 down 29.2% falling
21 Afghanistan 18,791 2023 up 50.5% volatile
22 Guatemala 16,050 2024 up 495.3% volatile
23 Syria 15,883 2024 up 27.1% rising
24 Senegal 13,850 2024 down 18.7% volatile
25 Niger 12,166 2024 up 59.1% volatile
26 Burkina Faso 11,146 2024 down 18.0% volatile
27 Madagascar 10,600 2024 down 26.4% volatile
28 Germany 10,551 2024 down 4.2% falling
29 Guinea 10,429 2020 up 11.2% volatile
30 Peru 10,229 2019 down 44.0% falling
31 Chad 9,833 2022 up 32.1% volatile
32 Iran 9,451 2023 down 20.2% volatile
33 Burundi 8,454 2020 up 11.1% volatile
34 Cameroon 7,931 2023 down 34.7% volatile
35 Dominican Republic 6,988 2024 down 29.0% falling
36 Mexico 6,923 2024 up 10.3% falling
37 Togo 6,768 2024 down 55.0% volatile
38 Tunisia 6,213 2021 down 8.2% rising
39 Eritrea 6,028 2022 up 63.8% rising
40 Namibia 5,972 2024 up 345.7% volatile
41 Congo 4,650 2012 up 39.4% rising
42 Poland 4,597 2024 up 26.7% rising
43 Yemen 4,563 2016 down 65.0% falling
44 Viet Nam 4,399 2024 down 54.9% falling
45 Italy 4,300 2023 down 58.3% volatile
46 Libya 4,070 1983 up 176.9% volatile
47 Romania 4,069 2023 up 14.6% volatile
48 Cambodia 3,972 2024 up 45.8% volatile
49 Jordan 3,944 2024 up 158.3% volatile
50 France 3,812 2024 down 63.1% volatile
51 Netherlands 3,420 1999 down 49.2% falling
52 Central African Republic 3,066 2016 up 121.2% volatile
53 Myanmar 2,486 2017 down 67.6% volatile
54 Nicaragua 2,481 2010 up 37.8% rising
55 Zimbabwe 2,467 2024 down 53.0% falling
56 Ecuador 2,392 2024 down 57.2% rising
57 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2,360 2024 down 76.4% rising
58 Thailand 2,321 2025 down 92.2% volatile
59 China 2,308 2021 down 25.3% volatile
60 Greece 2,277 2023 up 78.2% volatile
61 Lesotho 2,260 2024 up 111.6% volatile
62 Rwanda 2,248 2024 up 153.4% volatile
63 Uruguay 2,116 2023 down 55.1% falling
64 Israel 2,008 2024 up 28.9% rising
65 Uganda 1,967 2017 down 46.7% rising
66 Cape Verde 1,703 2022 up 45.7% volatile
67 Russian Federation 1,648 2019 down 39.9% volatile
68 Guinea-Bissau 1,597 2010 up 102.2% volatile
69 Portugal 1,525 2023 down 47.4% volatile
70 Haiti 1,511 1997 up 64.8% rising
71 Honduras 1,487 2024 up 14.6% rising
72 Costa Rica 1,379 2024 down 37.2% volatile
73 Austria 1,378 2024 up 45.2% volatile
74 Lebanon 1,354 2023 down 56.6% falling
75 Gabon 1,107 1995 up 54.2% volatile
76 El Salvador 1,071 2024 down 36.5% volatile
77 Sierra Leone 1,019 2024 down 46.0% volatile
78 Mauritania 1,017 2020 up 31.1% volatile
79 Sao Tome and Principe 1,016 2017 up 218.5% volatile
80 Hungary 964 2024 down 39.4% falling
81 Hong Kong 948 2024 down 28.3% volatile
82 Bulgaria 867 2024 up 23.9% volatile
83 Luxembourg 845 2024 up 14.2% volatile
84 Guyana 832 2010 up 31.2% volatile
85 Switzerland 809 2024 down 4.1% rising
86 Comoros 743 2024 up 230.2% rising
87 Eswatini 740 2023 up 95.8% volatile
88 Saudi Arabia 719 2024 down 68.9% volatile
89 Singapore 718 1984 down 28.8% rising
90 Tanzania, United Republic of 685 2024 down 69.6% volatile
91 Bhutan 650 2024 up 221.8% volatile
92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 621 2025 down 4.2% volatile
93 Azerbaijan 576 2025 up 198.4% volatile
94 Liberia 565 2022 down 36.0% volatile
95 Palestine, State of 558 2023 down 47.3% falling
96 Brunei Darussalam 548 2009 up 13.5% volatile
97 Panama 514 2024 down 49.1% falling
98 Latvia 480 2024 up 138.8% falling
99 Czechia 475 2023 down 22.4% falling
100 Mauritius 473 2024 down 32.6% rising
101 Indonesia 457 2025 down 87.3% volatile
102 Ghana 424 2024 down 95.2% volatile
103 Paraguay 386 2024 up 3.2% rising
103 Slovakia 386 2024 down 37.4% falling
105 Oman 310 2024 down 77.8% volatile
106 Belize 309 2024 down 3.1% rising
107 Malawi 301 2024 up 41.3% rising
108 Denmark 285 2024 down 43.7% falling
109 Equatorial Guinea 262 2015 down 29.9% rising
110 Djibouti 258 2023 down 42.4% volatile
111 Estonia 254 2024 down 2.3% volatile
112 Suriname 240 2021 down 14.9% rising
113 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 238 2024 up 4.4% rising
114 Sweden 231 2024 volatile
115 Ukraine 227 2024 up 1,521.4% volatile
116 Timor-Leste 222 2020 up 21.3% rising
117 Gambia 214 2025 down 66.9% volatile
118 Albania 198 2024 down 44.2% volatile
119 Georgia 183 2024 down 65.7% volatile
120 Barbados 171 2024 volatile
120 Qatar 171 2024 down 65.9% volatile
122 Cuba 164 2024 down 55.8% volatile
122 Serbia 164 2022 down 53.9% falling
124 Vanuatu 151 2024 up 60.6% volatile
125 Fiji 149 2024 up 69.3% volatile
126 Macao 143 2024 down 51.7% volatile
127 New Caledonia 137 1990 up 26.9% rising
128 Botswana 126 2022 up 44.8% volatile
129 Tajikistan 103 2017 down 82.7% volatile
130 Armenia 98 2024 up 180.0% falling
131 Finland 82 2024 down 53.1% falling
132 Dominica 80 2023 up 2.6% volatile
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72 2023 down 44.6% falling
133 Solomon Islands 72 2020 down 24.2% volatile
135 Grenada 71 2024 down 47.8% falling
136 North Macedonia 70 2023 up 2.9% volatile
137 Lithuania 60 2024 down 42.9% volatile
138 Antigua and Barbuda 57 2022 down 44.1% falling
139 Cyprus 44 2024 down 37.1% volatile
140 United Arab Emirates 37 2023 down 94.3% volatile
141 Kiribati 34 2024 down 59.0% volatile
142 Croatia 28 2023 down 92.0% volatile
143 Bahamas 27 2010 volatile
144 Montenegro 24 2023 down 40.0% volatile
145 British Virgin Islands 23 2024 down 48.9% volatile
146 Belarus 22 2024 up 214.3% volatile
146 Slovenia 22 2023 up 100.0% volatile
148 Kazakhstan 15 2025 down 70.6% volatile
149 Ireland 12 2022 down 75.0% volatile
150 Jamaica 11 2024 down 97.3% falling
151 Republic of Korea 10 2024 down 65.5% volatile
152 Bahrain 8 2024 down 90.2% volatile
153 Kuwait 6 2021 down 99.0% falling
154 Malta 5 2023 unchanged volatile
155 Andorra 4 2024 down 90.0% volatile
155 Tonga 4 2024 volatile
157 Saint Lucia 3 2024 down 76.9% volatile
157 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2024 down 88.5% volatile
159 Monaco 2 2024 down 75.0% volatile
159 Tuvalu 2 2024 volatile
161 Kyrgyzstan 1 2025 down 94.4% volatile
161 Liechtenstein 1 2021 volatile
161 San Marino 1 2024 unchanged volatile
161 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2024 down 66.7% volatile
165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Republic of Moldova 0 2024 volatile
165 Maldives 0 2024 volatile
165 Mongolia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
165 Seychelles 0 2000 volatile
165 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
179 places, 3,984 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release