Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
166
Highest
206,948
India
Lowest
0
Uruguay
Median
571.5
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,506

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 206,948 in India; the lowest is 0 in Uruguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 571.5, and the mean is 8,229.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 42,870.6%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 206,948 2025 up 211.8% volatile
1 Montserrat 3 2014 volatile
2 Democratic Republic of Congo 127,306 2023 up 55.3% volatile
2 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
3 Malawi 92,012 2024 up 117.3% volatile
4 Iraq 81,974 2007 up 103.8% volatile
5 Rwanda 64,374 2024 up 149.9% volatile
6 Uganda 63,627 2017 down 8.9% rising
7 Ethiopia 52,838 2024 down 22.0% volatile
8 Cote d'Ivoire 51,195 2024 up 16.2% rising
9 Burundi 43,306 2020 down 2.9% volatile
10 Mali 40,337 2023 up 7.6% volatile
11 Cameroon 38,026 2024 up 17.5% rising
12 United States 36,597 2023 up 7.0% rising
13 Madagascar 34,581 2024 up 9.7% rising
14 Angola 29,654 2023 up 35.7% rising
15 Pakistan 27,385 2024 up 23.2% falling
16 Afghanistan 22,527 2023 up 44.5% volatile
17 Nepal 22,366 2025 up 12.6% falling
18 Kenya 17,290 2016 down 32.1% volatile
19 Mozambique 15,578 2022 down 61.6% volatile
20 Chad 15,560 2022 down 22.2% volatile
21 Bangladesh 14,912 2024 down 45.7% volatile
22 Guinea 12,928 2020 down 11.0% volatile
23 Colombia 12,362 2022 up 29.4% falling
24 Niger 11,730 2024 up 96.1% volatile
25 Yemen 11,153 2016 up 49.1% rising
26 South Africa 10,819 2023 down 63.1% falling
27 Zambia 10,377 2013 up 38.8% volatile
28 Morocco 10,283 2024 down 34.6% volatile
29 Haiti 9,507 1997 up 67.5% rising
30 Egypt 8,735 2024 down 68.2% volatile
31 Benin 8,470 2022 down 54.1% volatile
32 Guatemala 8,422 2024 up 59.4% rising
33 Sudan 8,117 2019 down 29.2% falling
34 Argentina 7,708 2023 up 10.8% falling
35 Central African Republic 7,326 2016 up 48.7% rising
36 Libya 7,305 1983 up 42,870.6% volatile
37 Mexico 6,332 2025 up 38.4% volatile
38 Philippines 6,322 2024 up 65.1% falling
39 Tunisia 6,280 2021 up 222.7% volatile
40 Namibia 5,979 2024 up 11.3% rising
41 Congo 5,549 2023 down 49.7% rising
42 Peru 5,447 2019 down 67.3% falling
43 Gabon 5,395 2003 up 127.3% volatile
44 Mauritania 5,010 2020 up 147.0% volatile
45 Burkina Faso 4,819 2024 down 45.9% volatile
46 Papua New Guinea 3,919 2023 down 15.5% volatile
47 Senegal 3,565 2024 up 42.3% volatile
48 Cambodia 3,481 2024 up 13.5% volatile
49 Ghana 2,841 2024 down 53.0% volatile
50 Nicaragua 2,813 2022 up 116.1% rising
51 Dominican Republic 2,693 2024 down 32.2% falling
52 Lebanon 2,388 2023 down 16.7% falling
53 Sierra Leone 2,376 2024 down 75.5% volatile
54 Syria 2,364 2024 falling
55 Bolivia 2,139 2024 down 32.5% falling
56 Jordan 2,129 2024 up 300.2% volatile
57 France 2,032 2024 up 131.2% volatile
58 Algeria 2,013 2025 down 76.9% volatile
59 Iran 1,763 2023 down 23.6% volatile
60 Romania 1,748 2023 up 9.9% rising
61 Comoros 1,714 2024 up 56.7% flat
62 Honduras 1,684 2024 up 188.9% falling
63 Lesotho 1,649 2024 down 41.0% rising
64 Eswatini 1,454 2023 down 49.2% rising
65 Oman 1,387 2017 down 2.7% volatile
66 Bhutan 1,276 2024 up 182.9% rising
67 El Salvador 1,267 2024 down 46.1% rising
68 Guinea-Bissau 1,221 2010 up 3.0% rising
69 Eritrea 1,162 2022 down 18.2% falling
70 Chile 1,132 2024 down 67.9% volatile
71 Myanmar 1,044 2018 up 23.1% volatile
72 Portugal 1,001 2023 down 46.2% volatile
73 Netherlands 935 1985 down 41.2% falling
74 Liberia 854 2022 down 62.3% rising
75 Belgium 824 2023 down 25.9% volatile
76 Poland 810 2019 down 45.5% falling
77 Gambia 799 2025 up 50.5% volatile
78 Zimbabwe 766 2024 down 64.1% volatile
79 Equatorial Guinea 765 2015 down 24.7% rising
80 Costa Rica 713 2024 down 24.7% volatile
81 Tanzania 706 2024 down 42.3% volatile
82 Thailand 697 2025 down 70.3% volatile
83 Venezuela 626 2024 down 83.5% volatile
84 Trinidad and Tobago 517 2023 up 23.1% volatile
85 Paraguay 516 2024 down 47.6% falling
86 Panama 515 2024 up 30.1% falling
87 Suriname 502 2021 down 21.1% falling
88 Spain 480 2024 volatile
89 Greece 441 2023 up 53.7% volatile
90 Italy 423 2023 down 7.8% volatile
91 Israel 401 2024 down 40.0% falling
92 Togo 383 2024 down 97.2% volatile
93 Ecuador 338 2024 down 74.6% volatile
94 Vietnam 334 2024 up 3.7% volatile
95 Sao Tome and Principe 301 2017 down 37.4% falling
96 China 269 2021 down 78.4% volatile
97 New Caledonia 261 1990 down 34.9% rising
98 Botswana 250 2022 down 52.4% volatile
99 Jamaica 234 2024 down 26.4% falling
100 Czechia 225 2023 up 53.1% volatile
101 Switzerland 206 2024 down 15.2% falling
102 Laos 145 2025 down 65.1% volatile
103 Djibouti 139 2023 down 89.9% volatile
104 Belize 128 2024 down 31.9% falling
105 Slovenia 111 2023 up 109.4% rising
106 United Arab Emirates 104 2019 down 57.0% falling
107 Qatar 100 2024 down 52.6% falling
107 Vanuatu 100 2024 down 64.2% falling
109 Cuba 98 2024 down 53.8% volatile
109 Hong Kong 98 2024 down 10.9% volatile
111 Denmark 87 2024 down 25.0% volatile
112 Albania 77 2024 down 40.3% volatile
113 Sweden 74 2024 volatile
114 Ireland 59 2022 down 40.4% volatile
115 Latvia 53 2024 up 17.8% volatile
116 Estonia 50 2024 up 257.1% volatile
116 Micronesia (country) 50 2024 up 92.3% rising
118 Georgia 42 2024 up 20.0% falling
119 Fiji 41 2024 up 925.0% volatile
120 Macao 40 2024 down 11.1% volatile
121 Kiribati 38 2024 up 123.5% volatile
122 Brunei 30 2024 up 900.0% volatile
123 Aruba 26 2022 down 46.9% falling
124 Cape Verde 25 2022 down 90.9% volatile
125 Bahamas 23 2019 volatile
125 Guyana 23 2010 down 75.5% volatile
127 Finland 14 2024 down 48.1% falling
127 Marshall Islands 14 2024 down 22.2% falling
129 Barbados 13 2024 rising
130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 2023 up 20.0% flat
130 Montenegro 12 2023 up 1,100.0% volatile
132 Samoa 9 2024 up 28.6% flat
133 Antigua and Barbuda 8 2022 down 38.5% volatile
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 2024 down 46.2% volatile
135 Grenada 6 2024 up 500.0% volatile
136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 2023 up 150.0% volatile
136 Saint Lucia 5 2024 up 25.0% volatile
138 Luxembourg 4 2024 volatile
138 Malta 4 2023 up 100.0% volatile
140 Bahrain 2 2024 down 93.1% volatile
140 Dominica 2 2025 down 60.0% volatile
140 Mongolia 2 2024 down 77.8% volatile
140 Tonga 2 2023 up 100.0% volatile
140 British Virgin Islands 2 2024 down 83.3% volatile
145 Cyprus 1 2024 volatile
145 South Korea 1 2024 down 66.7% volatile
145 Monaco 1 2024 down 50.0% volatile
145 Singapore 1 2023 down 75.0% volatile
145 Solomon Islands 1 2024 down 99.8% volatile
145 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2024 unchanged volatile
145 Tuvalu 1 2023 volatile
152 Andorra 0 2024 volatile
152 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
152 Kuwait 0 2021 down 100.0% falling
152 Liechtenstein 0 2021 volatile
152 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
152 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
152 North Macedonia 0 2023 volatile
152 Palau 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
152 Saudi Arabia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
152 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
152 East Timor 0 2023 down 100.0% falling
152 Turkey 0 2015 down 100.0% falling
152 Uruguay 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
177 places, 4,506 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release