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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
167
Highest
261,568
India
Lowest
0
Uruguay
Median
881
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
4,503

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 261,568 in India; the lowest is 0 in Uruguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 881, and the mean is 10,029.

Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 7,477.1%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 261,568 2025 up 248.1% volatile
1 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile
1 Montserrat 0 2014 volatile
2 Iraq 143,217 2007 up 102.9% rising
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 135,812 2023 up 51.4% rising
4 Malawi 89,423 2024 up 110.0% volatile
5 Rwanda 66,066 2024 up 183.4% volatile
6 Ethiopia 62,773 2024 down 18.6% volatile
7 Uganda 62,413 2017 down 12.3% rising
8 Cote d'Ivoire 56,700 2024 up 5.8% volatile
9 Mali 52,034 2023 up 17.3% volatile
10 Cameroon 45,143 2024 up 14.1% rising
11 Pakistan 42,171 2024 down 14.9% falling
12 Burundi 40,028 2020 down 6.0% volatile
13 Madagascar 35,091 2024 up 5.3% rising
14 Afghanistan 30,983 2023 up 12.3% volatile
15 Angola 29,707 2023 up 6.5% rising
16 South Africa 29,083 2023 down 36.4% falling
17 United States 25,854 2023 down 20.9% falling
18 Nepal 23,575 2025 up 21.5% falling
19 Morocco 23,529 2024 down 29.1% volatile
20 Kenya 20,322 2016 down 18.1% volatile
21 Yemen 19,886 2016 up 17.1% flat
22 Chad 18,698 2022 down 27.7% rising
23 Mozambique 17,896 2022 down 65.9% volatile
24 Colombia 17,122 2022 up 25.0% falling
25 Philippines 15,777 2024 up 37.4% rising
26 Guinea 15,774 2020 up 5.4% volatile
27 Bangladesh 14,912 2024 down 40.1% volatile
28 Egypt 14,023 2024 down 71.8% volatile
29 Niger 13,529 2024 up 98.1% rising
30 Guatemala 12,389 2024 up 44.8% rising
31 Tunisia 11,883 2021 up 240.2% falling
32 Zambia 11,080 2013 up 22.1% volatile
33 Central African Republic 10,974 2016 up 39.9% rising
34 Libya 10,911 1983 up 7,477.1% volatile
35 Mexico 10,760 2025 up 14.4% volatile
36 Haiti 9,852 1997 up 76.0% rising
37 Benin 9,579 2022 down 53.5% volatile
38 Sudan 9,328 2019 down 33.7% falling
39 Argentina 8,128 2023 down 26.1% falling
40 Namibia 8,098 2024 down 1.0% rising
41 Cambodia 7,311 2024 up 51.9% volatile
42 Peru 7,032 2019 down 63.4% falling
43 Congo 6,591 2023 down 47.0% rising
44 Dominican Republic 6,257 2024 down 40.3% rising
45 Gabon 5,228 2003 up 120.2% volatile
46 Mauritania 4,946 2020 up 153.8% rising
47 Papua New Guinea 4,945 2023 down 23.3% volatile
48 Burkina Faso 4,880 2024 down 46.1% volatile
49 Lebanon 4,141 2023 down 1.2% falling
50 Nicaragua 4,121 2022 up 95.1% volatile
51 Algeria 3,972 2025 down 73.8% volatile
52 Syria 3,814 2024 falling
53 Ghana 3,637 2024 down 45.2% volatile
54 Senegal 3,626 2024 up 45.7% volatile
55 Bolivia 3,580 2024 down 30.1% falling
56 Iran 3,545 2023 down 19.5% volatile
57 Lesotho 2,891 2024 down 29.0% rising
58 Honduras 2,706 2024 up 177.3% falling
59 Sierra Leone 2,651 2024 down 71.5% volatile
60 Romania 2,548 2023 up 13.3% rising
61 Saudi Arabia 2,402 2024 up 85.6% volatile
62 Oman 2,285 2017 up 82.1% rising
63 France 2,276 2024 up 95.2% volatile
64 Eritrea 2,275 2022 down 5.2% rising
65 Eswatini 2,194 2023 down 41.5% volatile
66 El Salvador 2,086 2024 down 52.3% rising
67 Chile 2,025 2024 down 72.7% volatile
68 Comoros 1,825 2024 up 22.2% falling
69 Bhutan 1,755 2024 up 146.8% rising
70 Poland 1,708 2019 down 58.4% falling
71 Myanmar 1,640 2018 up 94.8% volatile
72 Portugal 1,573 2023 down 60.3% volatile
73 Thailand 1,512 2025 down 83.1% volatile
74 Guinea-Bissau 1,475 2010 down 23.9% rising
75 Jordan 1,404 2024 up 107.1% volatile
76 Netherlands 1,361 1985 down 8.5% falling
77 Venezuela 1,160 2024 down 85.5% falling
78 Zimbabwe 1,062 2024 down 62.8% volatile
79 Belgium 1,039 2023 down 21.8% volatile
80 Paraguay 966 2024 down 51.0% falling
81 Liberia 949 2022 down 58.5% rising
82 Costa Rica 945 2024 down 28.8% volatile
83 Israel 944 2024 down 33.8% falling
84 Equatorial Guinea 881 2015 down 14.4% flat
85 Vietnam 840 2024 up 49.7% volatile
86 Suriname 839 2021 down 13.0% falling
87 Panama 819 2024 up 12.0% falling
88 Gambia 809 2025 up 41.7% rising
89 Tanzania 775 2024 down 46.2% volatile
90 Trinidad and Tobago 627 2023 down 2.5% volatile
91 Spain 602 2024 volatile
92 Italy 599 2023 down 28.1% volatile
93 Ecuador 487 2024 down 72.3% volatile
94 Greece 467 2023 up 20.7% volatile
95 Botswana 456 2022 down 49.1% volatile
96 Sao Tome and Principe 451 2017 down 8.9% rising
97 Togo 394 2024 down 97.2% volatile
98 China 350 2021 down 84.9% volatile
99 Jamaica 332 2024 down 29.8% falling
100 New Caledonia 321 1990 down 32.0% rising
101 Czechia 290 2023 up 3.2% volatile
102 Switzerland 266 2024 down 39.8% falling
103 Cuba 250 2024 down 61.9% volatile
104 Qatar 234 2024 down 48.1% falling
105 Laos 231 2025 down 68.9% volatile
106 Belize 210 2024 down 28.6% falling
107 Djibouti 204 2023 down 86.8% volatile
108 Vanuatu 153 2024 down 64.0% falling
109 Slovenia 138 2023 up 91.7% rising
110 Hong Kong 132 2024 up 20.0% volatile
111 Denmark 123 2024 down 23.1% volatile
112 United Arab Emirates 113 2019 down 82.1% falling
113 Albania 111 2024 down 35.5% volatile
114 Latvia 98 2024 up 19.5% volatile
115 Sweden 90 2024 volatile
116 Cape Verde 87 2022 down 83.0% volatile
117 Macao 70 2024 down 43.1% volatile
118 Ireland 67 2022 down 34.3% volatile
119 Micronesia (country) 65 2024 up 51.2% falling
119 Georgia 65 2024 down 1.5% volatile
121 Estonia 59 2024 up 84.4% volatile
122 Kiribati 57 2024 up 280.0% volatile
123 Fiji 52 2024 up 333.3% volatile
124 Aruba 45 2022 down 10.0% falling
125 Finland 43 2024 down 8.5% falling
126 Guyana 37 2010 down 67.3% volatile
127 Bahamas 33 2019 volatile
128 Montenegro 18 2023 up 800.0% volatile
129 Antigua and Barbuda 16 2022 down 40.7% volatile
129 Barbados 16 2024 flat
131 Grenada 14 2024 up 133.3% volatile
132 Marshall Islands 13 2024 down 53.6% falling
132 Samoa 13 2024 up 116.7% volatile
134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 2023 down 61.5% volatile
134 South Korea 10 2024 up 66.7% volatile
136 Dominica 9 2025 down 67.9% volatile
136 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9 2023 up 125.0% volatile
136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9 2024 down 50.0% volatile
139 Luxembourg 6 2024 volatile
139 Palau 6 2024 up 50.0% volatile
141 British Virgin Islands 5 2024 down 75.0% volatile
142 Saint Lucia 4 2024 down 50.0% volatile
143 Tonga 3 2023 down 62.5% volatile
143 Tuvalu 3 2023 volatile
145 Brunei 2 2024 down 83.3% volatile
145 Kuwait 2 2021 down 99.0% volatile
147 Cyprus 1 2024 volatile
147 Monaco 1 2024 down 66.7% volatile
147 Malta 1 2023 down 50.0% volatile
147 Singapore 1 2023 down 88.9% volatile
147 Solomon Islands 1 2024 down 99.8% volatile
152 Andorra 0 2024 volatile
152 Bahrain 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
152 Indonesia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
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 Mongolia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
152 Nauru 0 2024 volatile
152 Seychelles 0 1994 volatile
152 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2022 down 100.0% 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% falling

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
177 places, 4,503 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release