Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
195
Highest
1.35 million
Ethiopia
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
5,578
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,178

What the numbers show

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 1.35 million in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 5,578, and the mean is 52,845.

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 2,286.2%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 1.35 million 2023 up 269.2% volatile
2 India 1.11 million 2024 up 101.4% volatile
3 Algeria 640,587 2025 up 26.1% volatile
4 Côte d'Ivoire 385,055 2024 up 148.6% volatile
5 Bangladesh 349,721 2020 up 65.6% falling
6 Morocco 344,105 2024 up 41.2% rising
7 Iraq 302,241 2007 up 33.2% rising
8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 260,582 2020 up 31.9% volatile
9 Egypt 260,280 2024 down 39.5% flat
10 Colombia 252,359 2022 up 69.2% volatile
11 South Africa 232,786 2023 down 30.3% falling
12 United States of America 232,416 2023 down 4.1% flat
13 Angola 210,453 2023 up 214.2% volatile
14 Mali 202,227 2023 up 4.5% volatile
15 Nepal 193,769 2025 up 131.3% flat
16 Türkiye 179,659 2023 up 82.7% volatile
17 Pakistan 171,142 2024 up 22.6% falling
18 Argentina 157,368 2023 down 41.0% rising
19 Niger 154,292 2024 up 82.1% volatile
20 Burkina Faso 154,147 2024 down 1.9% volatile
21 Malawi 144,455 2024 up 42.6% rising
22 Benin 141,517 2022 up 11.5% volatile
23 Afghanistan 124,578 2023 up 40.6% volatile
24 Philippines 115,382 2024 down 10.4% rising
25 Madagascar 112,590 2024 down 30.5% volatile
26 Germany 110,633 2024 up 2.7% falling
27 Spain 110,401 2024 down 30.9% falling
28 Burundi 107,077 2020 up 62.3% volatile
29 Rwanda 99,927 2024 up 307.1% volatile
30 Senegal 95,554 2024 down 32.9% volatile
31 Mozambique 89,794 2022 up 3.3% volatile
32 Chad 84,749 2022 up 32.9% volatile
33 Guinea 84,361 2020 up 22.7% volatile
34 Guatemala 77,911 2024 up 152.0% volatile
35 Tunisia 69,243 2021 down 6.8% volatile
36 Iran, Islamic Republic of 68,925 2023 down 15.4% volatile
37 Kenya 64,218 2016 rising
38 Cameroon 61,611 2023 down 43.5% volatile
39 Tanzania, United Republic of 58,730 2024 down 31.0% volatile
40 Togo 55,791 2024 down 38.6% volatile
41 Peru 54,182 2019 down 49.2% rising
42 Syrian Arab Republic 50,385 2024 down 38.4% rising
43 Zambia 48,206 2013 up 205.6% volatile
44 Yemen 46,867 2016 down 1.7% rising
45 Mexico 42,282 2024 down 22.4% volatile
46 Congo 40,672 2012 down 5.2% volatile
47 France 39,441 2024 down 48.1% volatile
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 32,663 2024 up 22.8% rising
49 Dominican Republic 32,558 2024 up 72.1% volatile
50 Libya 32,256 1983 up 292.8% volatile
51 Haiti 32,171 1997 up 185.0% volatile
52 Sudan 28,984 2019 down 0.5% falling
53 Namibia 27,106 2022 down 16.5% rising
54 Eritrea 26,701 2022 up 16.9% rising
55 Romania 26,189 2023 up 19.1% volatile
56 Italy 25,885 2023 down 59.1% volatile
57 Russian Federation 25,763 2019 down 3.3% volatile
58 Central African Republic 25,697 2016 up 109.5% volatile
59 Papua New Guinea 25,182 2023 volatile
60 Poland 21,902 2024 down 32.7% falling
61 Viet Nam 21,542 2024 down 60.5% volatile
62 Nicaragua 21,373 2010 up 44.0% rising
63 Myanmar 20,604 2017 down 36.6% volatile
64 Netherlands 20,369 1999 down 68.9% falling
65 Jordan 20,108 2024 up 119.3% volatile
66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 18,368 2024 down 77.2% falling
67 Sierra Leone 18,214 2024 down 20.7% volatile
68 Greece 18,069 2023 up 76.9% volatile
69 Uganda 17,106 2017 down 27.6% rising
70 Indonesia 16,884 2025 down 49.1% volatile
71 Cambodia 16,515 2024 up 115.6% falling
72 Lebanon 15,892 2023 down 37.6% falling
73 Mauritania 15,672 2020 up 115.0% volatile
74 Lesotho 14,708 2024 up 21.0% volatile
75 Honduras 14,514 2024 up 20.1% rising
76 Gabon 14,474 1995 up 173.2% volatile
77 Ecuador 13,457 2024 down 55.7% volatile
78 Belgium 12,289 2023 down 45.8% volatile
79 El Salvador 12,005 2024 down 37.7% volatile
80 Austria 11,574 2024 up 56.6% volatile
81 Ghana 11,544 2024 down 87.0% volatile
82 Costa Rica 10,911 2024 down 49.3% rising
83 Zimbabwe 10,796 2024 down 43.2% rising
84 Portugal 10,340 2023 down 48.4% volatile
85 Uruguay 9,820 2023 down 69.4% falling
86 Thailand 9,525 2025 down 90.2% volatile
87 Chile 9,385 2024 down 58.8% volatile
88 Bhutan 9,039 2024 up 286.4% volatile
89 Guinea-Bissau 9,032 2010 up 131.1% volatile
90 Eswatini 7,966 2023 up 5.8% volatile
91 Cape Verde 7,202 2022 down 18.8% volatile
92 Réunion 6,741 1987 up 18.7% rising
93 China 6,443 2021 down 86.5% volatile
94 Guyana 6,411 2010 up 49.3% volatile
95 Israel 6,097 2024 down 0.5% falling
96 Comoros 5,943 2024 up 33.7% rising
97 Hong Kong, China 5,711 2024 down 13.8% volatile
98 Martinique 5,578 1984 down 1.1% flat
99 Hungary 5,121 2024 down 38.1% falling
100 Saudi Arabia 5,082 2024 down 72.2% volatile
101 Panama 4,782 2024 down 61.0% volatile
102 Liberia 4,551 2022 down 31.2% volatile
103 Oman 4,457 2024 down 30.9% volatile
104 Palestine, State of 4,301 2023 down 58.4% falling
105 Sao Tome and Principe 4,288 2017 up 71.9% rising
106 Bulgaria 4,234 2024 down 24.6% volatile
107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,131 2025 down 3.3% falling
108 Guadeloupe 4,054 1992 down 29.3% rising
109 Azerbaijan 3,593 2025 up 84.3% volatile
110 Gambia 3,556 2025 up 19.6% volatile
111 Suriname 3,509 2021 down 15.0% rising
112 Slovakia 3,416 2024 down 29.8% falling
113 New Zealand 3,363 1995 down 59.0% falling
114 Paraguay 3,276 2024 down 15.8% falling
115 Djibouti 3,250 2023 down 6.2% volatile
116 Switzerland 2,952 2024 down 28.2% volatile
117 Czechia 2,947 2023 down 17.0% falling
118 French Polynesia 2,569 1993 up 112.7% rising
119 Ukraine 2,394 2024 up 2,116.7% volatile
120 Equatorial Guinea 2,330 2015 down 36.9% flat
121 Luxembourg 2,228 2023 up 4.7% rising
122 New Caledonia 2,152 1990 up 31.8% rising
123 Denmark 2,106 2024 down 25.9% rising
124 Timor-Leste 2,088 2020 up 3.0% rising
125 Cuba 1,949 2024 down 69.0% volatile
126 Latvia 1,407 2024 up 79.9% volatile
127 Qatar 1,249 2024 down 62.0% volatile
128 Albania 1,111 2024 down 44.4% volatile
129 Tajikistan 1,103 2017 down 69.7% volatile
130 Belize 1,096 2024 down 30.0% falling
131 Estonia 1,090 2024 up 30.4% volatile
132 Serbia 1,013 2022 down 64.2% falling
133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 988 2024 down 4.4% rising
134 Mauritius 975 2024 down 54.9% volatile
135 Macau, China 891 2024 down 42.8% volatile
136 Armenia 887 2024 up 98.9% falling
137 Sweden 875 2024 volatile
138 French Guiana 821 1984 up 211.0% rising
139 Lithuania 810 2024 down 43.3% volatile
140 Vanuatu 787 2024 up 34.3% volatile
141 Slovenia 749 2023 up 99.7% volatile
142 Georgia 748 2024 down 52.4% volatile
143 Finland 729 2024 down 11.6% volatile
144 Fiji 692 2024 up 2,286.2% volatile
145 Grenada 683 2023 up 132.3% volatile
146 Barbados 632 2024 volatile
147 Dominica 418 2023 up 25.1% falling
148 Solomon Islands 395 2020 down 0.8% volatile
149 Singapore 365 2023 down 36.0% volatile
150 Bosnia and Herzegovina 324 2023 down 38.8% falling
151 Aruba 307 2022 down 5.2% flat
151 Cyprus 307 2024 up 11.2% volatile
153 United Arab Emirates 292 2023 down 89.5% volatile
154 Botswana 277 2022 down 1.8% volatile
155 North Macedonia 252 2023 up 8.2% volatile
156 Bahamas 246 2010 volatile
157 Ireland 242 2022 down 46.2% volatile
158 Belarus 170 2024 up 486.2% volatile
159 Montenegro 162 2023 down 6.9% falling
160 Kazakhstan 154 2025 down 54.4% volatile
161 Croatia 145 2023 down 89.0% volatile
162 Kiribati 138 2024 down 35.5% volatile
163 Micronesia, Federated States of 108 2024 up 103.8% volatile
164 Bahrain 101 2024 down 82.2% falling
165 British Virgin Islands 94 2024 down 56.7% falling
166 Antigua and Barbuda 84 2022 down 75.7% falling
167 Samoa 78 2024 up 122.9% volatile
168 Jamaica 77 2024 down 93.6% volatile
168 Republic of Korea 77 2024 down 43.4% volatile
170 Andorra 50 2024 down 72.7% volatile
170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 50 1985 falling
172 Marshall Islands 48 2024 down 90.5% volatile
173 Kyrgyzstan 43 2025 down 71.3% volatile
174 Brunei Darussalam 38 2024 down 86.6% volatile
175 Turks and Caicos Islands 24 2024 up 9.1% volatile
175 Tonga 24 2024 volatile
177 Kuwait 19 2021 down 99.7% volatile
178 Trinidad and Tobago 18 2024 down 84.3% volatile
179 Monaco 17 2024 down 19.0% volatile
180 Malta 15 2023 down 11.8% volatile
181 Tuvalu 13 2024 volatile
182 Saint Lucia 10 2024 down 37.5% volatile
183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 2023 down 92.5% volatile
183 Mongolia 5 2024 down 95.5% volatile
183 San Marino 5 2024 up 25.0% volatile
186 Palau 4 2024 up 100.0% volatile
187 Liechtenstein 3 2021 volatile
188 Brazil 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
188 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
188 Republic of Moldova 0 2024 volatile
188 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
188 Naoero 0 2024 volatile
188 Seychelles 0 2000 volatile
188 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
188 Cook Islands 0 2024 volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release