Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
189
Highest
270,515
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
536
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,139
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 270,515 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 536, and the mean is 12,389.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 1,961.1%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 270,515 | 1982 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | 2 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 266,037 | 2025 | up 207.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Anguilla | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 171,164 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 116,482 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 111,874 | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 75,550 | 2024 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 73,285 | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Uganda | 69,436 | 2017 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 9 | Rwanda | 67,067 | 2024 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Iraq | 64,667 | 2007 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 55,007 | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 52,954 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 13 | Burundi | 50,422 | 2020 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Tanzania | 43,136 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 39,565 | 2024 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 38,105 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 37,282 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 18 | Chad | 35,690 | 2022 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 35,273 | 2023 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 20 | Algeria | 33,227 | 2025 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 33,082 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 32,422 | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 23 | Morocco | 30,613 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mozambique | 27,677 | 2022 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 25 | Philippines | 27,003 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 25,544 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 27 | Nepal | 24,242 | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 23,993 | 2022 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 23,361 | 2020 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 30 | Yemen | 22,653 | 2016 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 31 | Haiti | 22,560 | 1997 | up 134.5% | rising |
| 32 | Kenya | 20,000 | 2016 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 19,513 | 2016 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 15,529 | 2022 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Mexico | 14,388 | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 13,665 | 2022 | up 154.4% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 13,412 | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 38 | Niger | 13,337 | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 12,111 | 2021 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 12,080 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 11,970 | 2019 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 42 | Zambia | 11,566 | 2013 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 10,960 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 44 | Gabon | 10,666 | 2003 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 10,414 | 2019 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 46 | Turkey | 9,669 | 2023 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 9,110 | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 48 | Iran | 7,371 | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Syria | 6,394 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 50 | Namibia | 6,318 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 6,213 | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 5,820 | 2024 | up 137.9% | falling |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 5,309 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Vietnam | 5,306 | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Germany | 5,236 | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 56 | France | 5,159 | 2024 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 4,546 | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 4,092 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Libya | 4,081 | 1983 | up 1,961.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Bolivia | 4,013 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 61 | Senegal | 3,512 | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 3,420 | 2023 | up 78.7% | falling |
| 63 | Lebanon | 3,295 | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,195 | 2010 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 65 | Lesotho | 3,077 | 2024 | up 164.1% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 2,831 | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela | 2,234 | 2024 | down 85.6% | falling |
| 68 | Chile | 2,129 | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 2,043 | 1985 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 1,981 | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 71 | Paraguay | 1,922 | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 72 | Eritrea | 1,673 | 2022 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 73 | Laos | 1,624 | 2025 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Russia | 1,537 | 2019 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,424 | 2015 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 76 | Liberia | 1,389 | 2022 | down 64.0% | rising |
| 77 | Comoros | 1,330 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 78 | Gambia | 1,328 | 2025 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Thailand | 1,321 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Belgium | 1,292 | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 1,292 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 82 | Austria | 1,264 | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Suriname | 1,225 | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 1,130 | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Panama | 1,102 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 86 | Myanmar | 1,028 | 2010 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Eswatini | 998 | 2023 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Israel | 912 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 89 | Botswana | 785 | 2022 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 90 | China | 698 | 2021 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Portugal | 682 | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 655 | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 544 | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 544 | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Spain | 536 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Italy | 531 | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 489 | 2024 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 453 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Togo | 419 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Ecuador | 408 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Bhutan | 362 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 102 | Slovakia | 341 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 103 | Switzerland | 321 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 274 | 1990 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 105 | Czechia | 257 | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Djibouti | 256 | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 107 | Jamaica | 250 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 237 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 178 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | 167 | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 164 | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovenia | 158 | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 113 | Bulgaria | 143 | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Cape Verde | 132 | 2022 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Sweden | 128 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Guyana | 116 | 2010 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Egypt | 113 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Ireland | 106 | 2022 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Tajikistan | 102 | 2017 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 91 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | 80 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 79 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Ukraine | 79 | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Latvia | 65 | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 61 | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Qatar | 60 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 60 | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Serbia | 49 | 2022 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 129 | Fiji | 48 | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Georgia | 48 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Micronesia (country) | 47 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 131 | Kiribati | 47 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47 | 2017 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 134 | United Arab Emirates | 44 | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 134 | Finland | 44 | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 42 | 2025 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Aruba | 39 | 2022 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 138 | Palestine | 38 | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Belarus | 36 | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Samoa | 36 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 141 | Marshall Islands | 31 | 2024 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 142 | Barbados | 29 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 142 | Lithuania | 29 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13 | 2022 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | 13 | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 12 | 2025 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 11 | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Montenegro | 10 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2025 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Palau | 8 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Malta | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Singapore | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 4 | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Macao | 4 | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 159 | South Korea | 3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tonga | 3 | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 3 | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Kuwait | 2 | 2021 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Monaco | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Mongolia | 2 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Cyprus | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cuba | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Mauritania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 171 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Uruguay | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release