Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
854.05 % change on previous year
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
14,190
What the numbers show
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 854.05 % 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 % change on previous year, and the mean is 10.61 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 172,610.0%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 60,466.9%).
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 854.05 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2,812.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Mauritania | 383.36 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 909.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovakia | 313.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 172,610.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Jordan | 200.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70,264.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Seychelles | 186.67 % change on previous year | 1978 | up 1,481.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Montenegro | 168.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,418.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Comoros | 161.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,173.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Ukraine | 160.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,329.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Macau, China | 156.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 747.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 120 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,540.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 109.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Kiribati | 95.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 533.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 90 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 82.24 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 882.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Palestine, State of | 78.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 204.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Armenia | 71.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 64.29 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 59.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 448.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 53.69 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 4,826.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 50.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 716.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 50 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 46.47 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 756.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Georgia | 40.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 344.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 38.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 37.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 186.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Yemen | 32.61 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 30.05 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 499.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 29.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,464.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Cuba | 28.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 31 | British Virgin Islands | 25.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,422.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Samoa | 25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 23.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 715.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 23.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 981.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | 23.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 314.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 22.71 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo | 22.18 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 21.02 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Austria | 20.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 384.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 19.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Liechtenstein | 18.75 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 306.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Namibia | 18.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 949.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | 16.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 16.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Vanuatu | 16.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 625.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 16.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 639.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 15.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.38 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Aruba | 14.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 14.08 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 13.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 13.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Cyprus | 12.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 304.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Saint Lucia | 12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 12.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Burundi | 11.41 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Croatia | 11.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Denmark | 11.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19,249.3% | volatile |
| 60 | New Zealand | 11.04 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Belgium | 10.27 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Switzerland | 10.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 9.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 9.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Iraq | 9.25 % change on previous year | 2000 | up 246.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 8.41 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 8.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 69 | United States of America | 7.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 600.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Malawi | 7.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Poland | 7.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 281.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Mozambique | 6.87 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Tunisia | 6.48 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Bhutan | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Eritrea | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 269.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Chad | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Germany | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahamas | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Finland | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Zambia | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Latvia | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Lesotho | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Singapore | 0.6098 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Suriname | 0.3605 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.4374 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 141.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Gabon | -0.7288 % change on previous year | 2003 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 94 | France | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Sudan | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Cameroon | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands | -1.93 % change on previous year | 1985 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Guatemala | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Luxembourg | -2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Pakistan | -4.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Israel | -4.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Madagascar | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -5.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Ireland | -5.74 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 596.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -5.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Andorra | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Portugal | -6.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | North Macedonia | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 273.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Gambia | -7.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Lithuania | -8.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | -9.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | -9.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | -10.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Albania | -11.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 280.6% | volatile |
| 119 | South Africa | -12.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Peru | -12.7 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Sao Tome and Principe | -12.71 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 210.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Liberia | -13.46 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Kenya | -14.3 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 552.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Morocco | -14.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 414.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Czechia | -14.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 382.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Türkiye | -14.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Afghanistan | -15.83 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -15.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Senegal | -16.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 384.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | -16.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 251.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Djibouti | -17.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 423.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Ghana | -18.06 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Nepal | -19.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 439.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Hungary | -19.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,086.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Argentina | -19.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Hong Kong, China | -20.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,255.8% | volatile |
| 137 | New Caledonia | -20.35 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 159.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Italy | -21.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Egypt | -22.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60,466.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | -22.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Bangladesh | -22.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Monaco | -25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Lebanon | -25.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,284.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -26.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 478.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Dominica | -26.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 209.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | -27.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,748.8% | volatile |
| 147 | China | -30.54 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 356.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Viet Nam | -33.04 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 25,208.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | -33.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | -34.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 255.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Libya | -34.88 % change on previous year | 1981 | down 138.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Togo | -35.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Botswana | -35.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 457.0% | volatile |
| 155 | El Salvador | -37.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | -37.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,709.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -39.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Ethiopia | -39.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 416.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Belize | -42.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 310.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Guyana | -43.72 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | -50.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Indonesia | -57.99 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,483.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Uruguay | -64.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 535.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Tonga | -76.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,036.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Grenada | -78.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,078.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahrain | -81.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Mongolia | -90 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 875.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | -98.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,355.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | -99.63 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 623.1% | volatile |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 920.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 911.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Republic of Moldova | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,190.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 10,356.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 901.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 69.63 % change on previous year
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 53.09 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 51.72 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 51.72 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 51.72 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 32.16 % change on previous year
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 29.02 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia 26.37 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 26.37 % change on previous year
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 16.59 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 14.53 % change on previous year
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 13.7 % change on previous year
- MDG: Caribbean 12.37 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 11.38 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: South Asia 11.38 % change on previous year
- AIMS: South and West Asia 11.13 % change on previous year
- MDG: Southern Asia 11.13 % change on previous year
- SDG: Southern Asia 11.13 % change on previous year
- UIS: South and West Asia 11.13 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 11.12 % change on previous year
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 10.59 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 10.53 % change on previous year
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 10.02 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 9.49 % change on previous year
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 8.12 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 8.03 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 7.51 % change on previous year
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 6.94 % change on previous year
- WB: Ibrd Only 6.36 % change on previous year
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 6.12 % change on previous year
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 5.97 % change on previous year
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 5.42 % change on previous year
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 4.58 % change on previous year
- UIS: Central Asia 3.38 % change on previous year
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 3.37 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 3.27 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 2.55 % change on previous year
- MDG: Eastern Asia 2.55 % change on previous year
- SDG: Eastern Asia 2.55 % change on previous year
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 2.27 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.