Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
980.61 % change on previous year
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
-0.2928 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
15,253
What the numbers show
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 980.61 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.2928 % change on previous year, and the mean is 8.01 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 71,139.1%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 11,932.2%).
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 980.61 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 3,916.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Mauritania | 381.23 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 980.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovakia | 330.07 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 19,697.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Jordan | 198.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71,139.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Macau, China | 162.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,485.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Comoros | 159.92 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,138.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 146.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 310.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 145.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,155.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Montenegro | 112 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 504.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 93.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 603.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 92.69 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 1,662.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 91.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 402.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 72.22 % change on previous year | 1987 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 70.37 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Armenia | 67.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 58.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 423.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 56.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 968.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Georgia | 51.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,319.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Seychelles | 49.09 % change on previous year | 1978 | up 333.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 48.53 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 856.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Kiribati | 47.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | South Africa | 47.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.45 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 466.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 33.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 178.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 33.05 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Estonia | 31.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 527.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 30.05 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 460.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Malta | 29.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.78 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 567.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Cuba | 28.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Cyprus | 26.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 26.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 804.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 25.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 24.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 325.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 23.79 % change on previous year | 2000 | up 717.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Paraguay | 23.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,275.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 23.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 618.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 22.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo | 22.31 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 437.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 22.24 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Benin | 22.19 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | 16.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,525.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 16.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,105.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Austria | 14.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 13.97 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 13.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Aruba | 12.81 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Bahamas | 12.7 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 12.63 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 255.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Samoa | 12.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Rwanda | 12.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | 10.98 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 9.35 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 298.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 9.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 815.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 8.33 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 7.94 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 7.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 6.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Finland | 6.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 6.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Denmark | 5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 265.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Switzerland | 5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Chad | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 4.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Lesotho | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Eritrea | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 4,205.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Thailand | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Liechtenstein | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 125.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 79 | United States of America | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Germany | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Mali | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Zambia | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea | 0.6459 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Suriname | 0.5907 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | San Marino | 0 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Nepal | -0.0133 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Slovenia | -0.1205 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Cambodia | -0.4652 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | -0.6786 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Gabon | -0.729 % change on previous year | 2003 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Guatemala | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 266.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 100 | France | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Panama | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Luxembourg | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Netherlands | -3.51 % change on previous year | 1985 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | -4.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Fiji | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Sudan | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -5.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Madagascar | -5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Singapore | -7.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Monaco | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | -7.9 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 152.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | -8.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Portugal | -9.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -9.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 902.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Pakistan | -9.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Brazil | -9.61 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Gambia | -10.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | -10.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 502.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominica | -10.84 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Chile | -11.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Senegal | -12.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | -12.98 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 677.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Peru | -13.16 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Liberia | -13.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 146.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | -13.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 335.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | -14.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 481.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | -14.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 232.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Afghanistan | -14.8 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Czechia | -15.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 263.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Argentina | -15.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Myanmar | -15.87 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | -15.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 266.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | -16.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 447.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Türkiye | -16.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | -17.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 479.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Ghana | -17.69 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Andorra | -18.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Lebanon | -19.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,738.9% | volatile |
| 142 | New Caledonia | -19.66 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 263.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Hong Kong, China | -19.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Italy | -20.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Dominican Republic | -22.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Egypt | -22.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 741.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | -23.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,118.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Qatar | -28.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | -28.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,299.2% | volatile |
| 150 | China | -28.61 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 260.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | -31.52 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 11,932.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Libya | -32.02 % change on previous year | 1981 | down 144.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Croatia | -33.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Botswana | -34.68 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 703.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Vanuatu | -36.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,240.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | -36.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 535.3% | volatile |
| 157 | El Salvador | -36.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Togo | -37.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -37.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 383.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Guyana | -38.46 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Ethiopia | -39.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -43.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Indonesia | -61.65 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 308.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Uruguay | -64.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 575.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | -66.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Grenada | -67.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 534.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | -67.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,652.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Tuvalu | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Tonga | -75.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 967.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahrain | -87.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 322.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Mongolia | -92.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 472.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Kuwait | -99.14 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 685.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | -99.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,896.6% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,208.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 807.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Republic of Moldova | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 1,212.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,237.4% | volatile |
| 174 | North Macedonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 257.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 6,029.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,392.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 155.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 52.24 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia 31.28 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 31.28 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 30.5 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 30.5 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 30.5 % change on previous year
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 16.16 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 14.93 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: South Asia 14.93 % change on previous year
- AIMS: South and West Asia 14.51 % change on previous year
- MDG: Southern Asia 14.51 % change on previous year
- SDG: Southern Asia 14.51 % change on previous year
- UIS: South and West Asia 14.51 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 14.5 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 13.67 % change on previous year
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 13.35 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12.62 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 12.47 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 8.8 % change on previous year
- MDG: Eastern Asia 8.8 % change on previous year
- SDG: Eastern Asia 8.8 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 8.36 % change on previous year
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 8.07 % change on previous year
- WB: Ibrd Only 8.04 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 7.82 % change on previous year
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 7.59 % change on previous year
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 7.47 % change on previous year
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 7.07 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 6.93 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 6.93 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 6.93 % change on previous year
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 6.93 % change on previous year
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 6.93 % change on previous year
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.46 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 5.4 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 5.38 % change on previous year
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 5.07 % change on previous year
- UIS: Central Asia 4.49 % change on previous year
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 3.35 % change on previous year
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 3.31 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.