Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
195
Highest
684,799
Brazil
Lowest
0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
820
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,709

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 684,799 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

The median across all reporting countries is 820, and the mean is 22,855.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 2,357.8%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 684,799 2004 up 1.5% rising
1 Anguilla 0 2019 volatile
1 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
1 Montserrat 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
2 India 481,469 2025 up 193.8% volatile
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 335,799 2023 up 20.4% rising
4 Malawi 225,034 2024 up 59.7% volatile
5 Madagascar 215,325 2024 up 3.8% rising
6 Côte d'Ivoire 140,755 2024 up 90.0% rising
7 Uganda 135,107 2017 down 26.0% rising
8 Ethiopia 135,057 2024 down 23.6% volatile
9 Rwanda 119,603 2024 up 112.8% volatile
10 Iraq 104,241 2007 up 76.0% rising
11 Mali 98,582 2023 up 32.6% volatile
12 Cameroon 98,187 2024 up 15.3% rising
13 Burundi 95,491 2020 up 4.5% volatile
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 77,064 2024 up 60.3% volatile
15 Pakistan 76,503 2024 down 1.8% flat
16 Angola 73,933 2023 down 23.7% rising
17 Bangladesh 73,363 2024 down 80.1% rising
18 Chad 64,699 2022 down 23.5% volatile
19 United States 64,196 2023 down 17.8% falling
20 Afghanistan 57,819 2023 volatile
21 South Africa 52,463 2023 down 50.3% falling
22 Mozambique 51,948 2022 up 28.6% falling
23 Nepal 48,993 2025 down 13.5% falling
24 Algeria 47,968 2025 down 28.1% rising
25 Morocco 46,621 2024 down 37.7% falling
26 Guatemala 43,703 2024 up 23.0% volatile
27 Haiti 43,485 1997 up 136.0% rising
28 Guinea 43,455 2020 up 17.9% volatile
29 Colombia 40,920 2022 up 87.0% volatile
30 Philippines 38,840 2024 up 31.3% rising
31 Yemen 38,140 2016 up 39.3% rising
32 Kenya 35,676 2016 down 38.9% volatile
33 Central African Republic 35,387 2016 up 42.9% rising
34 Benin 28,557 2022 down 46.9% volatile
35 Niger 24,601 2024 up 128.5% rising
36 Mexico 24,583 2025 down 2.7% volatile
37 Zambia 22,844 2013 up 34.3% volatile
38 Nicaragua 22,672 2022 up 156.9% rising
39 Argentina 22,304 2023 down 6.4% falling
40 Peru 21,493 2019 down 63.7% falling
41 Gabon 20,270 2003 up 70.4% volatile
42 Cambodia 20,070 2024 up 19.0% falling
43 Sudan 19,434 2019 down 34.6% falling
44 Tunisia 18,380 2021 up 223.0% volatile
45 Türkiye 18,077 2023 up 97.4% volatile
46 Congo 17,057 2023 down 56.2% rising
47 Dominican Republic 16,445 2024 down 28.3% falling
48 Iran 11,685 2023 up 25.3% volatile
49 Papua New Guinea 11,204 2023 down 21.8% volatile
50 Syria 10,604 2024 down 31.0% falling
51 Germany 10,225 2024 up 31.2% falling
52 France 10,143 2024 up 99.0% volatile
53 Namibia 10,086 2024 up 61.9% rising
54 Honduras 9,749 2024 up 138.1% falling
55 Burkina Faso 9,587 2024 down 43.0% volatile
56 Sierra Leone 9,358 2024 down 70.1% volatile
57 Ghana 7,626 2024 down 51.6% volatile
58 Viet Nam 7,424 2024 down 16.9% volatile
59 Libya 7,054 1983 up 2,357.8% volatile
60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6,831 2024 down 34.8% falling
61 Senegal 6,767 2024 up 23.6% volatile
62 Guinea-Bissau 6,094 2010 up 4.9% rising
63 Romania 5,646 2023 up 82.5% falling
64 Lebanon 5,259 2023 up 2.6% falling
65 Poland 4,711 2024 up 100.8% volatile
66 Lesotho 4,608 2024 up 167.6% falling
67 Netherlands 3,587 1985 down 29.1% falling
68 Chile 3,564 2024 down 54.2% volatile
69 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3,398 2024 down 85.4% volatile
70 El Salvador 3,236 2024 down 47.3% falling
71 Paraguay 3,178 2024 down 64.0% falling
72 Russian Federation 3,006 2019 down 1.9% volatile
73 Eritrea 2,828 2022 down 60.9% falling
74 Equatorial Guinea 2,716 2015 down 9.6% rising
75 Liberia 2,675 2022 down 64.9% rising
76 Gambia 2,625 2025 up 10.1% volatile
77 Belgium 2,587 2023 down 11.2% volatile
78 Myanmar 2,540 2010 down 33.0% volatile
79 Comoros 2,491 2024 down 36.9% flat
80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,450 2025 down 59.4% volatile
81 Austria 2,361 2024 up 71.0% volatile
82 Costa Rica 2,240 2024 down 10.7% falling
83 Thailand 2,072 2025 down 78.9% volatile
84 Reunion 2,017 1987 down 37.6% falling
85 Zimbabwe 2,014 2024 down 68.9% falling
86 Suriname 1,938 2021 down 7.8% falling
87 Panama 1,879 2024 down 7.4% falling
88 Eswatini 1,656 2023 down 78.0% rising
89 Israel 1,311 2024 down 29.7% falling
90 Portugal 1,248 2023 down 37.9% volatile
91 Botswana 1,189 2022 down 45.2% volatile
92 China 1,176 2021 down 83.1% volatile
93 Trinidad and Tobago 1,159 2023 up 1.2% volatile
94 Greece 1,058 2023 up 40.9% volatile
95 Spain 980 2024 volatile
96 Italy 948 2023 up 8.0% volatile
97 Saudi Arabia 905 2024 down 83.7% volatile
98 Jordan 820 2024 up 176.1% volatile
99 Ecuador 769 2024 down 81.0% volatile
100 Togo 730 2024 down 97.8% volatile
101 Hungary 721 2024 down 24.3% volatile
102 Switzerland 682 2024 down 12.1% falling
103 Slovakia 637 2024 down 35.5% falling
104 Bhutan 619 2024 down 31.8% flat
105 Guadeloupe 511 1991 down 72.1% falling
106 Czechia 479 2023 up 25.7% volatile
107 New Caledonia 469 1990 down 19.4% rising
108 Djibouti 449 2023 down 31.5% rising
109 Belize 398 2024 down 25.2% falling
110 Jamaica 392 2024 down 5.5% volatile
111 French Guiana 323 1994 rising
112 Azerbaijan 322 2024 up 86.1% volatile
113 Hong Kong 316 2024 up 9.7% volatile
114 Egypt 305 2024 down 99.2% volatile
115 Denmark 297 2024 down 46.2% volatile
116 Slovenia 275 2023 up 52.8% rising
117 Bulgaria 263 2024 up 378.2% volatile
118 Sweden 257 2024 volatile
119 Ireland 233 2022 down 32.9% volatile
120 Martinique 220 1992 down 85.3% falling
121 Vanuatu 191 2024 down 83.9% volatile
122 Guyana 189 2010 down 59.9% volatile
123 Tajikistan 187 2017 down 43.5% volatile
124 Cape Verde 182 2022 down 84.7% volatile
125 Albania 177 2024 down 12.4% volatile
126 Ukraine 144 2024 up 89.5% volatile
127 Armenia 143 2024 up 31.2% volatile
128 Qatar 128 2024 up 25.5% volatile
129 Bahamas 114 2019 volatile
130 Estonia 100 2024 up 143.9% volatile
131 Latvia 94 2024 up 27.0% volatile
132 Serbia 92 2022 down 57.2% falling
133 Micronesia (country) 91 2024 up 24.7% falling
134 Sao Tome and Principe 90 2017 down 93.6% volatile
135 United Arab Emirates 86 2023 down 34.8% falling
136 Aruba 84 2022 down 26.3% falling
137 Georgia 83 2024 up 10.7% volatile
138 Finland 80 2024 down 25.2% falling
138 Fiji 80 2024 up 166.7% volatile
140 Kiribati 73 2024 up 46.0% volatile
141 Belarus 69 2024 up 1,625.0% volatile
142 Kazakhstan 63 2025 down 6.0% volatile
143 Lithuania 58 2024 down 34.8% volatile
144 Palestine, State of 56 2023 down 44.6% volatile
145 Marshall Islands 55 2024 down 9.8% rising
146 Samoa 52 2024 up 30.0% falling
147 Barbados 48 2024 rising
148 Croatia 44 2023 up 7.3% volatile
149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 2023 down 3.4% falling
150 Turkmenistan 24 2024 up 242.9% rising
151 Kyrgyzstan 22 2025 down 57.7% volatile
152 Antigua and Barbuda 18 2022 down 5.3% volatile
152 Dominica 18 2025 up 5.9% volatile
152 Montenegro 18 2023 up 1,700.0% volatile
155 Saint Lucia 17 2024 down 41.4% volatile
156 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16 2023 up 433.3% volatile
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15 2024 down 46.4% volatile
158 Grenada 14 2024 up 133.3% volatile
158 Malta 14 2023 up 133.3% volatile
160 Tonga 11 2023 down 15.4% volatile
161 Palau 9 2024 down 40.0% volatile
162 Singapore 8 2023 up 100.0% volatile
162 British Virgin Islands 8 2024 down 46.7% volatile
164 Macao 7 2024 down 93.6% volatile
165 Brunei Darussalam 6 2024 down 57.1% volatile
165 Republic of Korea 6 2024 down 14.3% volatile
165 Luxembourg 6 2024 volatile
168 Liechtenstein 5 2021 volatile
168 Mongolia 5 2024 down 58.3% volatile
170 Monaco 3 2024 down 50.0% volatile
171 Kuwait 2 2021 down 98.1% volatile
171 Solomon Islands 2 2024 down 99.9% volatile
171 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 2024 up 100.0% volatile
171 Timor-Leste 2 2023 down 100.0% falling
175 Cyprus 1 2024 volatile
175 Naoero 1 2024 unchanged volatile
177 Andorra 0 2024 volatile
177 Bahrain 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
177 Cuba 0 2024 volatile
177 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
177 Republic of Moldova 0 2024 volatile
177 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
177 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
177 Mauritania 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
177 Oman 0 2024 volatile
177 San Marino 0 2024 volatile
177 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
177 Tuvalu 0 2023 volatile
177 Uruguay 0 2023 down 100.0% falling
177 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
177 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1987 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
203 places, 5,709 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release