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