Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
198
Highest
3.10 million
India
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
7,848
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
16,731
What the numbers show
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 3.10 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,848, and the mean is 121,767.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 116 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 363.6%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3.10 million | 2025 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.99 million | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 1.44 million | 2011 | down 65.9% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 1.25 million | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 1.09 million | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 900,151 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 818,729 | 2007 | up 126.3% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 795,920 | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 778,349 | 2017 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 668,732 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 11 | Burundi | 646,726 | 2020 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 611,326 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 547,775 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 512,692 | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 440,233 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 16 | United States | 419,732 | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 387,056 | 2024 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 18 | Chad | 383,767 | 2022 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 343,942 | 2023 | up 51.3% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 339,638 | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 21 | Tanzania | 331,605 | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 278,480 | 2022 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 266,273 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 24 | Nepal | 263,796 | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea | 256,207 | 2020 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Guatemala | 247,917 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Haiti | 241,622 | 1997 | up 192.9% | rising |
| 28 | Kenya | 235,728 | 2016 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 234,939 | 2022 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Yemen | 229,234 | 2016 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 31 | Benin | 209,295 | 2022 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 208,506 | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 201,568 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 34 | Turkey | 184,302 | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 184,252 | 2016 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 36 | Zambia | 169,961 | 2013 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Algeria | 158,235 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 38 | Cambodia | 124,310 | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Iran | 108,066 | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 105,439 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Sudan | 105,251 | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 42 | Mexico | 96,349 | 2025 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Gabon | 96,273 | 2003 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 95,355 | 2024 | down 73.2% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 91,719 | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 46 | Syria | 90,421 | 2024 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 47 | Namibia | 90,003 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 88,316 | 2021 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 85,306 | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 84,765 | 2019 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 80,915 | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 73,295 | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 70,276 | 2023 | down 58.0% | rising |
| 54 | Libya | 69,173 | 1983 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 55 | Vietnam | 64,555 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 64,252 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 57 | Mauritania | 52,338 | 2020 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 45,913 | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 59 | France | 43,533 | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Togo | 40,377 | 2024 | down 74.5% | flat |
| 61 | Ghana | 39,902 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Bolivia | 39,642 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 39,572 | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 39,234 | 2010 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 65 | Spain | 37,817 | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 34,874 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 67 | Lesotho | 30,627 | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 26,900 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Myanmar | 25,434 | 2018 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Eritrea | 23,881 | 2022 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 71 | Netherlands | 23,856 | 1985 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 21,853 | 2024 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 73 | Chile | 21,633 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Russia | 21,277 | 2019 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Belgium | 17,384 | 2022 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 17,300 | 2015 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 77 | Laos | 16,396 | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Gambia | 16,389 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 79 | Venezuela | 15,774 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Poland | 15,398 | 2024 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Germany | 15,242 | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 15,165 | 2023 | down 62.4% | rising |
| 83 | Liberia | 14,815 | 2022 | down 66.2% | rising |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 14,772 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 85 | Romania | 14,415 | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Austria | 13,699 | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Thailand | 13,596 | 2025 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Comoros | 13,170 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 12,773 | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 12,514 | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Reunion | 12,369 | 1987 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 12,020 | 1992 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | 11,380 | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 10,973 | 2024 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 10,042 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 96 | Bhutan | 9,961 | 2024 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 97 | Botswana | 9,590 | 2022 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 98 | Suriname | 9,366 | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,036 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 100 | Israel | 7,660 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 101 | Greece | 7,545 | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 102 | China | 7,020 | 2021 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Hungary | 6,790 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 104 | Italy | 6,592 | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Switzerland | 5,583 | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 106 | Slovakia | 5,484 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 107 | Ecuador | 5,078 | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Cuba | 4,635 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Jamaica | 4,597 | 2024 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,544 | 2017 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 4,132 | 2022 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 112 | Czechia | 3,449 | 2023 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 113 | Ukraine | 3,125 | 2024 | up 227.2% | volatile |
| 114 | New Caledonia | 3,090 | 1990 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 115 | Guadeloupe | 2,982 | 1991 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 116 | Denmark | 2,888 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 2,520 | 2023 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 118 | Belize | 2,390 | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 119 | Djibouti | 2,279 | 2023 | down 59.3% | rising |
| 120 | French Guiana | 2,276 | 1994 | — | rising |
| 121 | Ireland | 1,942 | 2022 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Martinique | 1,761 | 1992 | down 80.9% | falling |
| 123 | Slovenia | 1,658 | 2023 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 1,610 | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Hong Kong | 1,605 | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 1,492 | 2024 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 1,398 | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 128 | Qatar | 1,379 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 129 | Sweden | 1,302 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 1,173 | 2024 | up 363.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Finland | 1,144 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 132 | Bahamas | 1,074 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Albania | 1,024 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 1,003 | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 749 | 2024 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 136 | Estonia | 706 | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 644 | 2024 | up 214.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Kazakhstan | 638 | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Kiribati | 608 | 2024 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Micronesia (country) | 607 | 2024 | up 70.0% | flat |
| 141 | Armenia | 581 | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 580 | 2017 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | 536 | 2010 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Serbia | 530 | 2022 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 145 | Aruba | 493 | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 146 | Belarus | 398 | 2024 | up 261.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Samoa | 397 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 390 | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Lithuania | 337 | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Singapore | 336 | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Palestine | 306 | 2023 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 305 | 2023 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 153 | Barbados | 279 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 154 | Marshall Islands | 269 | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 155 | Macao | 239 | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 188 | 2022 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Croatia | 172 | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Dominica | 148 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 159 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 145 | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 160 | East Timor | 140 | 2023 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 161 | Cyprus | 137 | 2024 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 128 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 106 | 2023 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Grenada | 96 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 165 | British Virgin Islands | 83 | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 82 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 167 | South Korea | 76 | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 70 | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Brunei | 66 | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64 | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 54 | 2025 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 46 | 2022 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Liechtenstein | 40 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Andorra | 31 | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 31 | 1987 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 176 | Palau | 27 | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahrain | 23 | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Mauritius | 21 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 20 | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Anguilla | 16 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Solomon Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Monaco | 12 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Kuwait | 11 | 2021 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Mongolia | 9 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Nauru | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Montserrat | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 25.09 million
- SDG: World 25.09 million
- UIS: World 25.09 million
- WB: World 25.09 million
- UNICEF: World 25.07 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 24.36 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 24.35 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 24.34 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 24.25 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 17.18 million
- WB: Ida Total 15.95 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 15.89 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 15.13 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 15.13 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 15.13 million
- UNICEF: Africa 15.13 million
- WB: Ida Only 14.45 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 14.43 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 14.43 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 14.43 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 14.43 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 14.43 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 14.37 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 14.32 million
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 14.25 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 14.09 million
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 14.09 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 13.87 million
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 13.42 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 13.33 million
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 12.96 million
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 12.20 million
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 11.44 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 10.92 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 10.83 million
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 10.66 million
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 9.71 million
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 9.31 million
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 9.30 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 9.24 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release