Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
185
Highest
623,874
Ethiopia
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
3,737
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
9,338
What the numbers show
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 623,874 in Ethiopia; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,737, and the mean is 30,840.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 2,382.3%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 623,874 | 2023 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 613,554 | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 441,329 | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 228,368 | 2024 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 5 | Iraq | 221,734 | 2007 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 199,222 | 2024 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 171,055 | 2020 | up 68.6% | falling |
| 8 | South Africa | 163,232 | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 157,294 | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 144,340 | 2020 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Colombia | 144,032 | 2022 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 12 | United States of America | 128,645 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 110,669 | 2023 | up 206.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 105,561 | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 90,109 | 2023 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 89,455 | 2023 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 86,430 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 18 | Philippines | 82,817 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | Niger | 77,319 | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Benin | 74,322 | 2022 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 73,298 | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 69,170 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 68,586 | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Nepal | 68,581 | 2025 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 66,383 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 26 | Germany | 62,914 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 27 | Madagascar | 58,127 | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea | 53,850 | 2020 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 52,437 | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Chad | 49,957 | 2022 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Guatemala | 49,242 | 2024 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Mozambique | 46,952 | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 46,376 | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 45,595 | 2024 | up 306.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Burundi | 45,390 | 2020 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 45,224 | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 37 | Cameroon | 34,672 | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 33,979 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 33,614 | 2019 | down 49.2% | flat |
| 40 | Yemen | 32,520 | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 29,714 | 2024 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29,706 | 2024 | down 43.0% | flat |
| 43 | Zambia | 25,585 | 2013 | up 196.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 25,363 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 45 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 24,742 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 46 | France | 22,403 | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 22,313 | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22,223 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 49 | Congo | 20,849 | 2012 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 20,217 | 1983 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan | 16,753 | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 16,554 | 2024 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Eritrea | 16,443 | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 54 | Italy | 16,268 | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 15,532 | 2016 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 15,441 | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Namibia | 14,588 | 2022 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 14,412 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 14,211 | 2024 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 13,861 | 2019 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 13,453 | 2017 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 13,100 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 13,079 | 2010 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 11,439 | 2025 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 65 | Greece | 11,346 | 2023 | up 66.4% | falling |
| 66 | Cambodia | 11,249 | 2024 | up 111.0% | falling |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 8,995 | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 68 | Uganda | 8,982 | 2017 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 8,894 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Netherlands | 8,747 | 1999 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 71 | Honduras | 8,698 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 72 | Ecuador | 8,626 | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 73 | Mauritania | 8,182 | 2020 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 74 | Lebanon | 8,100 | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 75 | El Salvador | 7,197 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Belgium | 6,971 | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Lesotho | 6,640 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 78 | Gabon | 6,622 | 1995 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 6,560 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 6,498 | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 6,432 | 2024 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 6,263 | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Haiti | 5,911 | 1997 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 84 | Thailand | 5,658 | 2025 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 5,515 | 2024 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 86 | Chile | 5,347 | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Uruguay | 5,338 | 2023 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 4,508 | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 89 | Bhutan | 4,356 | 2024 | up 282.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | 4,334 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 91 | Israel | 4,212 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 92 | Guyana | 4,065 | 2010 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 93 | China | 3,737 | 2021 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 3,445 | 2024 | up 165.2% | rising |
| 95 | Hong Kong, China | 3,293 | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 3,066 | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 3,056 | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Panama | 3,046 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 3,024 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,773 | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 2,540 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Liberia | 2,434 | 2022 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,261 | 2017 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 104 | Palestine, State of | 2,239 | 2023 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 105 | Paraguay | 2,177 | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 2,169 | 2025 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Djibouti | 1,967 | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovakia | 1,799 | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 109 | Czechia | 1,647 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 1,630 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 111 | Gambia | 1,623 | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Suriname | 1,513 | 2021 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 1,480 | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 1,372 | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Ukraine | 1,285 | 2024 | up 2,236.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 1,275 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,172 | 2015 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 118 | Denmark | 1,092 | 2024 | down 34.3% | flat |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 903 | 1990 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 120 | Latvia | 902 | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 121 | Qatar | 896 | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 728 | 2024 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 123 | Albania | 727 | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 677 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 622 | 2017 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Serbia | 590 | 2022 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 127 | Estonia | 580 | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Lithuania | 572 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Macau, China | 555 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 538 | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 536 | 2024 | up 103.8% | falling |
| 132 | Georgia | 505 | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 469 | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 459 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Sweden | 445 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 434 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 422 | 2024 | up 2,382.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 383 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 373 | 2023 | up 78.5% | falling |
| 140 | Dominica | 254 | 2023 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 244 | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 215 | 2020 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Singapore | 206 | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cyprus | 204 | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 196 | 2019 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 146 | Aruba | 170 | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 147 | Bahamas | 167 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 157 | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 145 | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Botswana | 137 | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 151 | Ireland | 111 | 2022 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Croatia | 108 | 2023 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 103 | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 154 | Kiribati | 98 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Belarus | 86 | 2024 | up 405.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Kazakhstan | 83 | 2025 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 78 | 2024 | down 80.3% | falling |
| 158 | British Virgin Islands | 72 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 159 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 59 | 2024 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 55 | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 49 | 2024 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Republic of Korea | 35 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Andorra | 30 | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Marshall Islands | 26 | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 23 | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 20 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Tonga | 17 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Kuwait | 15 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2025 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Monaco | 10 | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | 7 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 6 | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 174 | San Marino | 5 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 2023 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Mongolia | 3 | 2024 | down 95.8% | 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 | 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 7.30 million
- SDG: World 7.30 million
- UIS: World 7.30 million
- WB: World 7.30 million
- UNICEF: World 7.30 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 6.87 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6.86 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 6.82 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 6.81 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 5.24 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 4.29 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 3.28 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 3.28 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 3.28 million
- UNICEF: Africa 3.28 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 3.06 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 3.00 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 2.79 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 2.70 million
- WB: Ida Total 2.58 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 2.56 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 2.38 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 2.38 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 2.38 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 2.38 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 2.38 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 2.37 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 2.35 million
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 2.34 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 2.33 million
- WB: Ida Only 2.30 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 2.21 million
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 2.21 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 2.12 million
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 2.08 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.99 million
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 1.89 million
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 1.89 million
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 1.89 million
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 1.89 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release