Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
191
Highest
2.40 million
Brazil
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
3,619
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,635
What the numbers show
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 2.40 million in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,619, and the mean is 66,029.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 494.5%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2.40 million | 1999 | — | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.40 million | 2025 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 964,661 | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 617,151 | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 519,895 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 413,005 | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Uganda | 383,387 | 2017 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 356,313 | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 310,779 | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 310,009 | 2020 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Iraq | 309,641 | 2007 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 280,635 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 267,638 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mali | 229,555 | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 210,390 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 16 | United States | 207,264 | 2023 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 182,813 | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 18 | Chad | 172,911 | 2022 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Tanzania | 153,098 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 146,067 | 2023 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 129,334 | 2022 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea | 116,828 | 2020 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Haiti | 114,497 | 1997 | up 196.7% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 105,816 | 2016 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 104,909 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 26 | Nepal | 104,549 | 2025 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 100,944 | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 99,671 | 2022 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 97,016 | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 96,342 | 2022 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 93,747 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 32 | Yemen | 92,869 | 2016 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 33 | Turkey | 84,016 | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 82,097 | 2013 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 81,103 | 2016 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 64,212 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 52,688 | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 49,887 | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 39 | Sudan | 49,810 | 2019 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 40 | Gabon | 46,583 | 2003 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 43,457 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cambodia | 43,227 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Iran | 42,988 | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 39,135 | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 37,549 | 2019 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 37,368 | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Syria | 36,748 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 36,605 | 2024 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 36,393 | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Namibia | 35,986 | 2024 | up 41.8% | flat |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 35,747 | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 52 | Congo | 32,586 | 2023 | down 58.8% | rising |
| 53 | Senegal | 32,448 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 30,740 | 2021 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 55 | Libya | 28,279 | 1983 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 56 | Mauritania | 26,691 | 2020 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 57 | France | 20,249 | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 19,532 | 2024 | down 74.4% | rising |
| 59 | Vietnam | 19,207 | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 19,171 | 2010 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 61 | Spain | 16,804 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 16,756 | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Honduras | 16,048 | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Bolivia | 15,951 | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 14,586 | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 66 | Lebanon | 13,417 | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 67 | Lesotho | 11,114 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 68 | Russia | 10,386 | 2019 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 9,603 | 1985 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 70 | Eritrea | 9,074 | 2022 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | 8,687 | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 72 | El Salvador | 8,684 | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 73 | Belgium | 8,561 | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Myanmar | 8,523 | 2010 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 8,030 | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,997 | 2015 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 77 | Germany | 7,343 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Liberia | 7,128 | 2022 | down 67.2% | rising |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 6,870 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 6,398 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 81 | Austria | 6,265 | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Eswatini | 6,149 | 2023 | down 62.3% | rising |
| 83 | Laos | 6,147 | 2025 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Poland | 6,107 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 85 | Comoros | 6,097 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 86 | Romania | 5,795 | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Venezuela | 5,772 | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 88 | New Zealand | 5,421 | 1992 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 5,339 | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 4,935 | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Thailand | 4,870 | 2025 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Paraguay | 4,797 | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 93 | Portugal | 4,784 | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 4,463 | 2024 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 4,100 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 96 | Suriname | 3,619 | 2021 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 3,597 | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,471 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 99 | Botswana | 3,304 | 2022 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 100 | China | 2,757 | 2021 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 2,752 | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 102 | Italy | 2,745 | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Hungary | 2,737 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 104 | Slovakia | 2,531 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 105 | Israel | 2,416 | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 2,252 | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 1,944 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 108 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,792 | 2017 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 109 | Czechia | 1,555 | 2023 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 1,489 | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 1,327 | 1990 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 112 | Ukraine | 1,326 | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Cape Verde | 1,264 | 2022 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Denmark | 1,159 | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 1,034 | 2023 | down 83.0% | falling |
| 116 | Djibouti | 1,006 | 2023 | down 61.6% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 954 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 118 | Ireland | 920 | 2022 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Vanuatu | 810 | 2024 | down 71.5% | falling |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 731 | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 697 | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 690 | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 123 | Slovenia | 658 | 2023 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 124 | Sweden | 574 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Qatar | 564 | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 541 | 2024 | up 494.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Finland | 470 | 2024 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 128 | Albania | 433 | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Bahamas | 378 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | 324 | 2024 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 131 | Latvia | 323 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 132 | Estonia | 293 | 2024 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Fiji | 291 | 2024 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 277 | 2017 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Micronesia (country) | 266 | 2024 | up 135.4% | rising |
| 136 | Armenia | 256 | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 242 | 2025 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Serbia | 239 | 2022 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 139 | Kiribati | 236 | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Aruba | 220 | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 141 | Guyana | 206 | 2010 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 192 | 2024 | up 269.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Singapore | 165 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 162 | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 153 | 2023 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 146 | Samoa | 140 | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 147 | Lithuania | 137 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Croatia | 127 | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Marshall Islands | 121 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Barbados | 116 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 151 | Palestine | 109 | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Macao | 100 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70 | 2022 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 57 | 2023 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 156 | Cyprus | 53 | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 51 | 2024 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 43 | 2023 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Dominica | 42 | 2025 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 39 | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 39 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 163 | Kyrgyzstan | 38 | 2025 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 164 | South Korea | 29 | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23 | 2022 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 167 | Grenada | 20 | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 19 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Andorra | 15 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritius | 9 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Tonga | 9 | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahrain | 7 | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 7 | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Monaco | 6 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Mongolia | 5 | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 2 | 2021 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Anguilla | 2 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Nauru | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | 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 11.09 million
- SDG: World 11.09 million
- UIS: World 11.09 million
- WB: World 11.09 million
- UNICEF: World 11.05 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 10.75 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 10.73 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 10.72 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 10.69 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 7.82 million
- WB: Ida Total 7.30 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 7.28 million
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 6.86 million
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 6.86 million
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 6.86 million
- UNICEF: Africa 6.86 million
- WB: Ida Only 6.62 million
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 6.62 million
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 6.62 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 6.62 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 6.62 million
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 6.62 million
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 6.59 million
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 6.57 million
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 6.53 million
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 6.48 million
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 6.48 million
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 6.46 million
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 6.19 million
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 5.89 million
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 5.70 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 5.64 million
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 5.30 million
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 5.06 million
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 5.02 million
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 4.89 million
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 4.34 million
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 4.19 million
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 4.11 million
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 4.10 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release