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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 12.40 million
- SDG: World 12.40 million
- UIS: World 12.40 million
- WB: World 12.40 million
- UNICEF: World 12.39 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 11.68 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 11.67 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 11.62 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 11.59 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 8.37 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 6.59 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 6.03 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 6.03 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 6.03 million
- UNICEF: Africa 6.03 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 5.86 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.37 million
- WB: Ida Total 5.09 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 5.05 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 4.69 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 4.69 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 4.68 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 4.68 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 4.68 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 4.67 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 4.64 million
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 4.62 million
- WB: Ida Only 4.60 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 4.58 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 4.43 million
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 4.43 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 4.31 million
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 4.19 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 4.09 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 4.07 million
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 3.76 million
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 3.63 million
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 3.54 million
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 3.53 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 3.52 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release