Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
2.63 million
Brazil
Lowest
0
Uzbekistan
Median
4,905
Years covered
56
1970β2025
Data points
15,622
What the numbers show
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 2.63 million in Brazil; the lowest is 0 in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,905, and the mean is 76,840.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 115 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 290.1%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2.63 million | 1999 | β | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.02 million | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 630,677 | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Madagascar | 566,683 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 6 | Iraq | 509,088 | 2007 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 487,146 | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 8 | Rwanda | 439,607 | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 394,962 | 2017 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 357,953 | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 11 | Burundi | 336,717 | 2020 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 330,691 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 283,137 | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 14 | Angola | 280,137 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 238,694 | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 16 | Pakistan | 229,843 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 17 | United States | 212,468 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Chad | 210,856 | 2022 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 204,243 | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 197,875 | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 178,507 | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 172,526 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 23 | Nepal | 159,247 | 2025 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 24 | Mozambique | 149,146 | 2022 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 143,008 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 139,379 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 137,356 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 136,365 | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 135,268 | 2022 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 129,912 | 2016 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Haiti | 127,125 | 1997 | up 189.5% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 112,953 | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 111,490 | 2024 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 108,348 | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 103,149 | 2016 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 36 | TΓΌrkiye | 100,286 | 2023 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 87,864 | 2013 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Cambodia | 81,083 | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Iran | 65,078 | 2023 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 58,750 | 2024 | down 74.1% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 57,576 | 2021 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mexico | 57,214 | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Sudan | 55,441 | 2019 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 54,017 | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 45 | Syria | 53,673 | 2024 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 52,751 | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Gabon | 49,690 | 2003 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 49,559 | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 48,262 | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 47,216 | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 51 | Vietnam | 45,348 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 44,522 | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Libya | 40,894 | 1983 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 54 | Congo | 37,690 | 2023 | down 57.3% | rising |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 35,927 | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Senegal | 31,804 | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 31,327 | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 58 | Mauritania | 25,647 | 2020 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Bolivia | 23,691 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 23,524 | 2024 | up 108.1% | falling |
| 61 | France | 23,284 | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 23,146 | 2024 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 21,457 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 64 | Spain | 21,013 | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Togo | 20,845 | 2024 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 20,063 | 2010 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 20,030 | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Lesotho | 19,513 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 69 | Eritrea | 14,807 | 2022 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands | 14,253 | 1985 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 13,169 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 72 | Chile | 12,946 | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Russia | 10,891 | 2019 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Laos | 10,249 | 2025 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | 10,002 | 2024 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,303 | 2015 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 77 | Poland | 9,291 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 78 | Eswatini | 9,016 | 2023 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 79 | Belgium | 8,823 | 2022 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Thailand | 8,726 | 2025 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Romania | 8,620 | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 8,374 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 83 | Gambia | 8,359 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 84 | Paraguay | 7,976 | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 85 | Germany | 7,899 | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Liberia | 7,687 | 2022 | down 65.2% | rising |
| 87 | Austria | 7,434 | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 7,175 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Comoros | 7,073 | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 90 | New Zealand | 6,599 | 1992 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 6,596 | 2010 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Portugal | 6,596 | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Botswana | 6,286 | 2022 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 94 | Jordan | 6,038 | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 5,942 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 96 | Suriname | 5,747 | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 5,498 | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 98 | Israel | 5,244 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,565 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 100 | China (People's Republic of) | 4,263 | 2021 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | 4,053 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 102 | Greece | 3,948 | 2023 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Italy | 3,847 | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 3,146 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovak Republic | 2,953 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 2,868 | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 107 | Switzerland | 2,831 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 108 | Ecuador | 2,826 | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,752 | 2017 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 110 | Jamaica | 2,653 | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 111 | Czechia | 1,894 | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 112 | Ukraine | 1,799 | 2024 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 1,763 | 1990 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 114 | Denmark | 1,729 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 1,486 | 2023 | down 84.5% | falling |
| 116 | Belize | 1,436 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 117 | Djibouti | 1,273 | 2023 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 118 | Ireland | 1,022 | 2022 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 1,000 | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 913 | 2024 | up 124.9% | falling |
| 121 | Hong Kong | 874 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Qatar | 815 | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 123 | Sweden | 728 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 708 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 125 | Bahamas | 696 | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 682 | 2024 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 127 | Latvia | 680 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Finland | 674 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 632 | 2024 | up 290.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Albania | 591 | 2024 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Georgia | 425 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 132 | Estonia | 413 | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 396 | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Kiribati | 372 | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Fiji | 353 | 2024 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Micronesia (country) | 341 | 2024 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 137 | Guyana | 330 | 2010 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | 325 | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 303 | 2017 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Serbia | 291 | 2022 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 141 | Aruba | 273 | 2022 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 142 | Samoa | 257 | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 228 | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Belarus | 206 | 2024 | up 255.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Lithuania | 200 | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Palestine | 197 | 2023 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Singapore | 171 | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Barbados | 163 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 152 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 148 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 151 | Macao | 139 | 2024 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 118 | 2022 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Dominica | 106 | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 154 | Cyprus | 84 | 2024 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84 | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 156 | East Timor | 83 | 2023 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 158 | Grenada | 76 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 63 | 2023 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Korea | 47 | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Croatia | 45 | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 162 | British Virgin Islands | 44 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 164 | Malta | 31 | 2023 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Liechtenstein | 21 | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 166 | Palau | 20 | 2023 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Andorra | 16 | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahrain | 16 | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 2025 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Brunei | 15 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Mauritius | 12 | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Tonga | 11 | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Kuwait | 9 | 2021 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Monaco | 6 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Mongolia | 4 | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Nauru | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 180 | Canada | 0 | 2011 | β | flat |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2012 | β | flat |
| 180 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 180 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 180 | Japan | 0 | 1999 | β | flat |
| 180 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Moldova | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 180 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 180 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 180 | Norway | 0 | 1993 | β | flat |
| 180 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0 | 1994 | β | volatile |
| 180 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2024 | 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.
- UNICEF: World 14.02 million
- MDG: World 14.00 million
- SDG: World 14.00 million
- UIS: World 14.00 million
- WB: World 14.00 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 13.63 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 13.62 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 13.59 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 13.56 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 9.36 million
- WB: Ida Total 8.64 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 8.61 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release