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 … lower female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cote 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | Syria | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | 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 | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | 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 | 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 | Laos | 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 | East Timor | 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 | Macao | 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 (country) | 49 | 2024 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 158 | South 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 | 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 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Nauru | 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.
- MDG: World 5.10 million
- SDG: World 5.10 million
- UIS: World 5.10 million
- WB: World 5.10 million
- UNICEF: World 5.08 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 4.81 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 4.81 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 4.80 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 4.78 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 3.13 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 2.80 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 2.75 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 2.75 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 2.75 million
- UNICEF: Africa 2.75 million
- WB: Ida Total 2.51 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 2.49 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 2.37 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 2.31 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 2.31 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 2.31 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 2.31 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 2.31 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 2.30 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 2.30 million
- WB: Ida Only 2.30 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 2.29 million
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 2.28 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 2.22 million
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 2.22 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.19 million
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 2.10 million
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 1.94 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 1.89 million
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 1.79 million
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 1.76 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 1.76 million
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 1.74 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 1.69 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.67 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release