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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
188
Highest
726,754
Ethiopia
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
2,382
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
9,525

What the numbers show

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 726,754 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,382, and the mean is 24,240.

Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 2,150.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ethiopia 726,754 2023 up 320.6% volatile
2 India 495,459 2024 up 82.8% volatile
3 Algeria 199,258 2025 up 20.4% volatile
4 Côte d'Ivoire 185,833 2024 up 201.3% volatile
5 Bangladesh 178,666 2020 up 62.7% rising
6 Nepal 125,188 2025 up 200.0% volatile
7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 116,242 2020 up 51.6% volatile
8 Morocco 115,737 2024 up 53.3% rising
9 Colombia 108,327 2022 up 70.1% volatile
10 United States of America 103,772 2023 up 0.4% flat
11 Egypt 102,986 2024 down 46.1% rising
12 Angola 99,784 2023 up 223.4% volatile
13 Mali 96,666 2023 up 10.4% volatile
14 Türkiye 89,550 2023 up 44.0% volatile
15 Burkina Faso 85,561 2024 up 12.3% volatile
16 Pakistan 84,712 2024 up 50.2% falling
17 Iraq 80,507 2007 up 18.0% volatile
18 Niger 76,973 2024 up 116.2% volatile
19 Malawi 75,285 2024 up 55.3% rising
20 South Africa 69,554 2023 down 55.8% volatile
21 Argentina 67,913 2023 down 39.6% rising
22 Benin 67,195 2022 up 31.3% volatile
23 Burundi 61,687 2020 up 102.8% volatile
24 Madagascar 54,463 2024 down 30.6% volatile
25 Rwanda 54,332 2024 up 307.3% volatile
26 Afghanistan 51,280 2023 up 80.7% volatile
27 Senegal 49,178 2024 down 32.4% volatile
28 Germany 47,719 2024 up 13.2% falling
29 Spain 44,018 2024 down 32.4% volatile
30 Mozambique 42,842 2022 up 2.8% volatile
31 Chad 34,792 2022 up 53.4% volatile
32 Tanzania, United Republic of 33,988 2024 down 23.7% volatile
33 Philippines 32,565 2024 up 9.6% rising
34 Guinea 30,511 2020 up 19.9% volatile
35 Kenya 30,239 2016 volatile
36 Guatemala 28,669 2024 up 157.2% volatile
37 Cameroon 26,939 2023 down 48.0% volatile
38 Togo 26,077 2024 down 31.2% volatile
39 Tunisia 24,019 2021 down 13.3% volatile
40 Zambia 22,621 2013 up 217.2% volatile
41 Syrian Arab Republic 20,679 2024 down 30.3% rising
42 Peru 20,568 2019 down 49.3% falling
43 France 17,038 2024 down 45.5% volatile
44 Mexico 16,919 2024 up 13.2% volatile
45 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16,488 2023 down 12.3% volatile
46 Haiti 16,465 1997 up 197.1% volatile
47 Congo 14,963 2023 down 24.5% volatile
48 Yemen 14,347 2016 up 27.7% rising
49 Namibia 12,518 2022 down 26.8% rising
50 Sudan 12,231 2019 down 6.2% falling
51 Libya 12,039 1983 up 787.2% volatile
52 Russian Federation 11,902 2019 up 17.4% volatile
53 Netherlands 11,622 1999 down 64.9% falling
54 Papua New Guinea 10,770 2023 volatile
55 Romania 10,748 2023 up 40.5% volatile
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10,440 2024 up 27.2% rising
57 Eritrea 10,258 2022 up 27.1% rising
58 Dominican Republic 10,245 2024 up 72.4% volatile
59 Central African Republic 10,165 2016 up 135.4% volatile
60 Italy 9,617 2023 down 53.2% volatile
61 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 9,373 2024 down 69.9% falling
62 Sierra Leone 9,320 2024 down 17.4% volatile
63 Poland 8,802 2024 down 15.0% falling
64 Nicaragua 8,294 2010 up 24.9% rising
65 Uganda 8,124 2017 down 27.6% rising
66 Lesotho 8,068 2024 up 21.1% volatile
67 Lebanon 7,792 2023 down 40.1% falling
68 Mauritania 7,490 2020 up 115.3% volatile
69 Myanmar 7,151 2017 down 55.6% volatile
70 Gabon 6,937 1995 up 141.1% volatile
71 Greece 6,723 2023 up 97.9% volatile
72 Jordan 5,897 2024 up 44.0% volatile
73 Honduras 5,816 2024 up 25.2% rising
74 Indonesia 5,445 2025 down 54.3% volatile
75 Belgium 5,318 2023 down 42.6% volatile
76 Zimbabwe 5,281 2024 down 38.8% rising
77 Cambodia 5,266 2024 up 126.1% falling
78 Austria 5,076 2024 up 67.2% volatile
79 Viet Nam 4,988 2024 down 52.6% volatile
80 Ghana 4,984 2024 down 88.4% volatile
81 Ecuador 4,831 2024 down 57.2% falling
82 El Salvador 4,808 2024 down 26.1% volatile
83 Bhutan 4,683 2024 up 290.6% volatile
84 Uruguay 4,482 2023 down 69.6% falling
85 Costa Rica 4,479 2024 down 50.9% rising
86 Portugal 4,077 2023 down 47.3% volatile
87 Chile 4,038 2024 down 59.6% volatile
88 Thailand 3,867 2025 down 86.1% volatile
89 Guinea-Bissau 3,857 2010 up 152.6% volatile
90 Eswatini 3,632 2023 up 6.7% volatile
91 China 2,706 2021 down 85.5% volatile
92 Cape Verde 2,694 2022 down 35.3% volatile
93 Comoros 2,498 2024 down 20.6% rising
94 Hong Kong, China 2,418 2024 up 6.6% volatile
95 Guyana 2,346 2010 up 30.0% falling
96 Liberia 2,117 2022 down 32.6% volatile
97 Hungary 2,097 2024 down 32.3% falling
98 Palestine, State of 2,062 2023 down 56.1% falling
99 Sao Tome and Principe 2,027 2017 up 64.1% rising
100 Saudi Arabia 2,026 2024 down 77.7% volatile
101 Suriname 1,996 2021 down 9.1% rising
102 Gambia 1,933 2025 up 28.4% volatile
103 Israel 1,885 2024 up 13.1% falling
104 Panama 1,736 2024 down 62.6% falling
105 Bulgaria 1,694 2024 down 16.6% volatile
106 Slovakia 1,617 2024 down 24.2% falling
107 Azerbaijan 1,424 2025 up 47.4% volatile
108 Oman 1,391 2024 down 33.8% volatile
109 New Zealand 1,364 1995 down 67.1% falling
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,358 2025 up 41.5% rising
111 Switzerland 1,322 2024 down 24.0% volatile
112 Czechia 1,300 2023 down 8.8% falling
113 Djibouti 1,283 2023 up 7.9% volatile
114 New Caledonia 1,198 1990 up 36.1% rising
115 Equatorial Guinea 1,158 2015 down 32.0% falling
116 Ukraine 1,109 2024 up 1,992.5% volatile
117 Paraguay 1,099 2024 down 10.6% falling
118 Denmark 1,014 2024 down 14.1% rising
119 Luxembourg 953 2023 down 5.5% rising
120 Timor-Leste 608 2020 down 25.6% rising
121 Cuba 577 2024 down 65.7% volatile
122 Estonia 510 2024 up 62.9% volatile
123 Latvia 505 2024 up 81.7% falling
124 Tajikistan 481 2017 down 78.3% volatile
125 Mauritius 437 2024 down 52.3% volatile
126 Sweden 430 2024 volatile
127 Serbia 423 2022 down 58.0% falling
128 Albania 384 2024 down 40.2% volatile
129 Belize 368 2024 down 43.5% falling
130 Qatar 353 2024 down 79.5% volatile
130 Vanuatu 353 2024 up 39.5% volatile
132 Armenia 351 2024 up 91.8% rising
133 Finland 346 2024 down 12.0% volatile
134 Macau (China) 336 2024 down 36.8% volatile
135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 311 2024 down 3.4% rising
136 Grenada 310 2023 up 264.7% volatile
137 Slovenia 280 2023 up 125.8% falling
138 Fiji 270 2024 up 2,150.0% volatile
139 Georgia 243 2024 down 56.0% flat
140 Lithuania 238 2024 down 46.6% volatile
141 Solomon Islands 180 2020 up 5.9% volatile
142 Barbados 173 2024 volatile
143 Dominica 164 2023 up 60.8% falling
144 Singapore 159 2023 down 26.0% volatile
145 United Arab Emirates 147 2023 down 88.3% volatile
146 Botswana 140 2022 down 10.8% volatile
147 Aruba 137 2022 down 6.8% falling
148 Ireland 131 2022 down 41.8% volatile
149 Cyprus 103 2024 up 60.9% volatile
150 North Macedonia 95 2023 up 28.4% falling
151 Antigua and Barbuda 84 2022 down 22.9% volatile
151 Belarus 84 2024 up 600.0% volatile
153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 2023 down 16.7% falling
154 Bahamas 79 2010 volatile
155 Kazakhstan 71 2025 up 18.3% volatile
156 Montenegro 59 2023 up 68.6% rising
157 Micronesia, Federated States of 49 2024 up 145.0% volatile
158 Republic of Korea 42 2024 down 32.3% volatile
159 Kiribati 40 2024 down 54.5% volatile
160 Croatia 37 2023 down 89.8% volatile
161 Kyrgyzstan 32 2025 down 57.3% volatile
162 Samoa 29 2024 up 123.1% volatile
163 Tonga 24 2024 volatile
164 Bahrain 23 2024 down 86.5% volatile
165 Jamaica 22 2024 down 95.6% volatile
165 Marshall Islands 22 2024 down 92.4% volatile
165 British Virgin Islands 22 2024 down 74.1% volatile
168 Andorra 20 2024 down 71.4% volatile
169 Brunei Darussalam 15 2024 down 84.0% volatile
170 Trinidad and Tobago 13 2024 down 72.9% volatile
171 Malta 8 2023 up 33.3% volatile
172 Monaco 7 2024 up 40.0% volatile
173 Kuwait 4 2021 down 99.9% volatile
173 Saint Lucia 4 2024 up 300.0% volatile
173 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 2024 unchanged volatile
176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2023 down 94.4% volatile
176 Mongolia 2 2024 down 95.0% volatile
176 Tuvalu 2 2024 volatile
179 Brazil 0 2024 volatile
179 Liechtenstein 0 2021 volatile
179 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
179 Republic of Moldova 0 2024 volatile
179 Maldives 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
179 Naoero 0 2024 volatile
179 San Marino 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
179 Seychelles 0 2000 volatile
179 Uzbekistan 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
179 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.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 9,525 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release