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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release