Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
187
Highest
245,681
India
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
868
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,126
What the numbers show
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 245,681 in India; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 868, and the mean is 11,533.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 2,981.3%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 245,681 | 2025 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Montserrat | 1 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 170,879 | 1982 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 154,113 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 4 | Tanzania | 78,801 | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 75,874 | 2017 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 6 | Iraq | 72,595 | 2007 | up 2,981.3% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 71,078 | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 66,895 | 2024 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Madagascar | 63,849 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63,356 | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Rwanda | 61,947 | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 57,222 | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Angola | 55,056 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | Cameroon | 50,710 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 47,070 | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 42,332 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 37,080 | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 18 | United States | 34,736 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 19 | Burundi | 34,040 | 2020 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Benin | 31,947 | 2022 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 29,928 | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 29,512 | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 23 | Chad | 27,349 | 2022 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 26,188 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 25 | Algeria | 26,023 | 2025 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 26 | Morocco | 25,402 | 2024 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 27 | Yemen | 23,968 | 2016 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 28 | Kenya | 23,295 | 2016 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 21,711 | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 20,670 | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 19,786 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 19,591 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 18,337 | 2022 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 34 | Haiti | 15,542 | 1997 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 14,567 | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 14,176 | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 13,901 | 2016 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 12,496 | 2013 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 11,591 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Namibia | 11,264 | 2024 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 41 | Libya | 10,922 | 1983 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 42 | Turkey | 10,643 | 2023 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 10,389 | 2021 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 44 | Cambodia | 10,119 | 2024 | up 32.1% | falling |
| 45 | Togo | 9,952 | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 9,787 | 2024 | up 336.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 9,779 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 48 | Peru | 8,661 | 2019 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 8,214 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 50 | Sudan | 8,108 | 2019 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 7,710 | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 52 | Congo | 7,619 | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 7,472 | 2022 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 54 | Eritrea | 6,365 | 2022 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 5,462 | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Iran | 5,434 | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 5,264 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 5,199 | 2003 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 59 | Lebanon | 4,848 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 60 | Mauritania | 4,463 | 2020 | up 213.0% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 4,293 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 62 | Ghana | 3,992 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Honduras | 3,865 | 2024 | up 156.1% | falling |
| 64 | Bolivia | 3,737 | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 65 | Vietnam | 3,378 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Lesotho | 3,287 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,152 | 2010 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 3,049 | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Romania | 2,652 | 2023 | up 37.1% | falling |
| 70 | Germany | 2,612 | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 2,571 | 2024 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 72 | Russia | 2,222 | 2019 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 1,876 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Cape Verde | 1,854 | 2022 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 75 | Poland | 1,792 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela | 1,694 | 2024 | down 85.6% | falling |
| 77 | Eswatini | 1,567 | 2023 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 78 | France | 1,546 | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands | 1,460 | 1985 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 80 | Paraguay | 1,373 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 81 | Thailand | 1,351 | 2025 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Laos | 1,315 | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 83 | Liberia | 1,202 | 2022 | down 60.4% | rising |
| 84 | Gambia | 1,184 | 2025 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 1,170 | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,157 | 2015 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 1,130 | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 1,109 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Suriname | 1,103 | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 1,057 | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 955 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 92 | Portugal | 929 | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Botswana | 897 | 2022 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 94 | Comoros | 868 | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 95 | Austria | 792 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Israel | 653 | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 97 | Myanmar | 634 | 2010 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 624 | 2017 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 602 | 2023 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 100 | China | 562 | 2021 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Greece | 514 | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | 499 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Italy | 464 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 455 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Ecuador | 455 | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Hungary | 446 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Ukraine | 442 | 2024 | up 1,325.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 407 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 109 | Uruguay | 349 | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 311 | 1990 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 287 | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Switzerland | 267 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 113 | Czechia | 261 | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | 249 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 115 | Djibouti | 237 | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 116 | Jamaica | 234 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 221 | 2024 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Hong Kong | 189 | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 149 | 2024 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Denmark | 140 | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovenia | 136 | 2023 | up 74.4% | falling |
| 122 | Qatar | 129 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Serbia | 129 | 2022 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 124 | Albania | 124 | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 120 | 2024 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 126 | Sweden | 99 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Ireland | 98 | 2022 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Latvia | 85 | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 80 | 2017 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Kiribati | 70 | 2024 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Bahamas | 67 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Armenia | 64 | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 62 | 2010 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Micronesia (country) | 58 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 135 | Estonia | 52 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Palestine | 50 | 2023 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | 48 | 2023 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 138 | Georgia | 47 | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Fiji | 41 | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Aruba | 36 | 2022 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 141 | Finland | 34 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | 25 | 2025 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24 | 2022 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 143 | Belarus | 24 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 24 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 146 | Samoa | 22 | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 18 | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Lithuania | 17 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Croatia | 15 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Barbados | 14 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 152 | Macao | 11 | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Grenada | 10 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominica | 9 | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 154 | South Korea | 9 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 8 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 8 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 6 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Singapore | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei | 2 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Monaco | 2 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Mongolia | 2 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Tonga | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahrain | 1 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Kuwait | 1 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Palau | 1 | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 175 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release