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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
187
Highest
232,136
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
404
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,146

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 232,136 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 404, and the mean is 10,320.

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 3,240.4%), and the largest decrease in Montserrat (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 232,136 1982 up 82.9% rising
1 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
1 Montserrat 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
2 India 215,432 2025 up 178.1% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 164,635 2023 up 22.8% rising
4 Malawi 108,552 2024 up 57.8% volatile
5 Madagascar 103,451 2024 up 7.6% rising
6 Uganda 65,671 2017 down 26.6% rising
7 Cote d'Ivoire 65,205 2024 up 91.2% rising
8 Ethiopia 61,772 2024 down 24.6% volatile
9 Rwanda 52,536 2024 up 88.8% volatile
10 Cameroon 45,233 2024 up 21.6% rising
11 Burundi 45,069 2020 up 0.4% volatile
12 Mali 43,575 2023 up 24.7% volatile
13 Iraq 39,574 2007 up 92.1% volatile
14 Pakistan 38,398 2024 up 9.6% rising
15 Angola 36,651 2023 down 25.5% falling
16 Tanzania 33,928 2024 up 44.8% volatile
17 Bangladesh 33,798 2024 down 81.1% volatile
18 United States 31,775 2023 down 13.3% falling
19 Chad 29,009 2022 down 22.6% volatile
20 Nepal 24,751 2025 down 14.2% falling
21 Afghanistan 24,737 2023 volatile
22 Mozambique 24,271 2022 up 29.3% flat
23 Haiti 20,925 1997 up 137.8% rising
24 Guinea 20,094 2020 up 13.2% volatile
25 Guatemala 18,159 2024 up 19.0% rising
26 South Africa 17,190 2023 down 60.2% falling
27 Colombia 16,927 2022 up 85.8% volatile
28 Morocco 16,008 2024 down 44.3% falling
29 Central African Republic 15,874 2016 up 55.5% volatile
30 Kenya 15,676 2016 down 41.2% volatile
31 Yemen 15,487 2016 up 48.9% rising
32 Algeria 14,741 2025 down 35.7% rising
33 Benin 13,028 2022 down 48.7% volatile
34 Philippines 11,837 2024 up 46.4% falling
35 Zambia 11,278 2013 up 41.8% volatile
36 Niger 11,264 2024 up 124.5% volatile
37 Argentina 10,224 2023 up 8.4% falling
38 Mexico 10,195 2025 up 11.7% volatile
39 Gabon 9,604 2003 up 61.1% rising
40 Peru 9,523 2019 down 66.0% falling
41 Sudan 9,020 2019 down 31.6% falling
42 Nicaragua 9,007 2022 up 160.7% rising
43 Turkey 8,408 2023 up 64.6% volatile
44 Congo 7,947 2023 down 56.7% rising
45 Cambodia 6,659 2024 up 0.7% volatile
46 Tunisia 6,269 2021 up 212.2% volatile
47 Dominican Republic 5,485 2024 down 22.6% falling
48 Papua New Guinea 4,991 2023 down 19.3% volatile
49 Germany 4,989 2024 up 39.4% falling
50 France 4,984 2024 up 119.1% volatile
51 Sierra Leone 4,812 2024 down 69.4% volatile
52 Iran 4,314 2023 up 20.7% volatile
53 Burkina Faso 4,278 2024 down 41.1% volatile
54 Syria 4,210 2024 down 31.7% falling
55 Honduras 3,929 2024 up 138.4% falling
56 Namibia 3,768 2024 up 65.3% falling
57 Ghana 3,534 2024 down 52.9% volatile
58 Senegal 3,255 2024 up 19.8% volatile
59 Libya 2,973 1983 up 3,240.4% volatile
60 Guinea-Bissau 2,899 2010 up 22.9% volatile
61 Bolivia 2,818 2024 down 35.6% volatile
62 Romania 2,226 2023 up 88.6% falling
63 Vietnam 2,118 2024 down 24.7% volatile
64 Lebanon 1,964 2023 up 0.8% falling
65 Poland 1,880 2024 up 111.2% rising
66 Netherlands 1,544 1985 down 34.7% falling
67 Lesotho 1,531 2024 up 174.9% falling
68 Myanmar 1,512 2010 down 19.6% volatile
69 Russia 1,469 2019 down 13.0% volatile
70 Chile 1,435 2024 down 48.6% volatile
71 Gambia 1,297 2025 up 11.0% volatile
72 Belgium 1,295 2023 down 8.5% volatile
73 Equatorial Guinea 1,292 2015 down 13.1% rising
74 Liberia 1,286 2022 down 65.8% rising
75 Paraguay 1,256 2024 down 61.7% falling
76 El Salvador 1,255 2024 down 45.0% falling
77 Venezuela 1,164 2024 down 85.0% falling
78 Comoros 1,161 2024 down 33.8% falling
79 Eritrea 1,155 2022 down 59.7% falling
80 Austria 1,096 2024 up 93.2% volatile
81 Costa Rica 948 2024 down 4.6% falling
82 Zimbabwe 884 2024 down 68.9% falling
83 Laos 826 2025 down 64.1% volatile
84 Panama 777 2024 up 4.4% falling
85 Thailand 751 2025 down 64.4% volatile
86 Suriname 713 2021 down 12.6% falling
87 Eswatini 658 2023 down 76.0% rising
88 Portugal 566 2023 down 32.4% volatile
89 Greece 514 2023 up 54.4% volatile
90 Trinidad and Tobago 504 2023 up 13.3% volatile
91 China 478 2021 down 81.1% volatile
92 Spain 444 2024 volatile
93 Italy 417 2023 up 59.2% volatile
94 Botswana 404 2022 down 46.0% volatile
95 Israel 399 2024 down 27.5% falling
96 Switzerland 361 2024 down 1.4% falling
96 Ecuador 361 2024 down 80.0% volatile
96 Saudi Arabia 361 2024 down 81.8% volatile
99 Jordan 331 2024 up 180.5% volatile
100 Togo 311 2024 down 98.0% volatile
101 Slovakia 296 2024 down 35.1% falling
102 Hungary 268 2024 down 22.5% volatile
103 Bhutan 257 2024 down 33.9% volatile
104 Czechia 222 2023 up 41.4% falling
105 New Caledonia 195 1990 down 14.8% rising
106 Djibouti 193 2023 down 36.7% rising
107 Egypt 192 2024 down 98.7% volatile
108 Belize 161 2024 down 13.9% falling
109 Azerbaijan 158 2024 up 75.6% volatile
110 Jamaica 142 2024 up 17.4% volatile
111 Hong Kong 138 2024 up 16.0% volatile
112 Vanuatu 131 2024 down 73.0% volatile
113 Denmark 130 2024 down 44.7% volatile
114 Sweden 129 2024 volatile
115 Ireland 127 2022 down 21.1% volatile
116 Bulgaria 120 2024 up 445.5% volatile
117 Slovenia 117 2023 up 112.7% rising
118 Albania 86 2024 up 14.7% volatile
119 Tajikistan 85 2017 down 68.8% volatile
120 Guyana 73 2010 down 64.6% volatile
121 Qatar 68 2024 up 74.4% volatile
122 Ukraine 65 2024 up 75.7% volatile
123 Armenia 64 2024 up 30.6% volatile
124 Cape Verde 50 2022 down 89.3% volatile
125 Aruba 45 2022 up 28.6% falling
126 Micronesia (country) 44 2024 up 158.8% rising
127 Serbia 43 2022 down 56.1% falling
127 Sao Tome and Principe 43 2017 down 93.2% volatile
129 United Arab Emirates 42 2023 down 37.3% falling
130 Estonia 39 2024 up 550.0% volatile
131 Finland 36 2024 unchanged falling
132 Georgia 35 2024 up 40.0% falling
133 Bahamas 34 2019 volatile
134 Belarus 33 2024 up 3,200.0% volatile
135 Fiji 32 2024 up 220.0% volatile
136 Croatia 31 2023 up 72.2% volatile
137 Lithuania 29 2024 down 25.6% volatile
137 Latvia 29 2024 up 11.5% volatile
139 Kiribati 26 2024 up 52.9% volatile
140 Marshall Islands 24 2024 up 4.3% rising
141 Kazakhstan 21 2025 up 133.3% volatile
142 Barbados 19 2024 rising
143 Palestine 18 2023 down 53.8% volatile
144 Samoa 16 2024 unchanged rising
145 Kyrgyzstan 14 2025 down 54.8% volatile
146 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 2023 down 23.1% volatile
147 Malta 9 2023 up 200.0% volatile
148 Montenegro 8 2023 volatile
148 Tonga 8 2023 up 60.0% volatile
150 Dominica 6 2025 down 40.0% volatile
150 Grenada 6 2024 volatile
150 Saint Lucia 6 2024 down 33.3% volatile
153 Antigua and Barbuda 5 2022 down 44.4% volatile
153 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 2023 up 150.0% volatile
153 Luxembourg 5 2024 volatile
153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 2024 down 16.7% volatile
153 British Virgin Islands 5 2024 up 25.0% volatile
158 Liechtenstein 4 2021 volatile
159 South Korea 3 2024 up 200.0% volatile
159 Macao 3 2024 down 91.7% volatile
159 Mongolia 3 2024 unchanged volatile
159 Singapore 3 2023 up 50.0% volatile
163 Brunei 2 2024 down 60.0% volatile
163 East Timor 2 2023 down 99.9% falling
165 Monaco 1 2024 down 75.0% volatile
165 Palau 1 2024 down 50.0% volatile
165 Solomon Islands 1 2024 down 99.8% volatile
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2024 volatile
169 Andorra 0 2024 volatile
169 Bahrain 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
169 Cuba 0 2024 volatile
169 Cyprus 0 2024 volatile
169 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
169 Kuwait 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
169 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
169 Moldova 0 2024 volatile
169 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
169 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
169 Mauritania 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
169 Nauru 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
169 Oman 0 2024 volatile
169 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
169 Tuvalu 0 2023 volatile
169 Uruguay 0 2023 down 100.0% falling
169 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
197 places, 5,146 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release