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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release