Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
379.02 % change on previous year
Mauritania
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
-1.42 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
14,189
What the numbers show
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 379.02 % change on previous year in Mauritania; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.42 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9223 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 54,760.4%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 4,722.6%).
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 379.02 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 1,066.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Slovakia | 344.36 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 10,462.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Palestine, State of | 212.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 429.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Jordan | 198.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26,487.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Macau, China | 167.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,606.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Comoros | 158.94 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,112.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 136.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,049.3% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 107.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,190.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 103.36 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 1,411.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 94.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 691.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 85.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 283.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 79.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 869.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.92 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Armenia | 64.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Georgia | 60.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 454.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 58.04 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 683.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 57.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 407.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 49.45 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 920.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 37.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 578.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 37.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 54,760.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.78 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 246.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Iraq | 33.64 % change on previous year | 2000 | up 1,553.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Yemen | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 24 | India | 30.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Philippines | 30.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 30.05 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 431.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Cuba | 27.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Kiribati | 27.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 24.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 333.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Niger | 24.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 570.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 23.22 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Paraguay | 23.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,577.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 22.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 562.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Congo | 22.43 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 948.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 21.91 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 20.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Monaco | 20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Bahamas | 18.97 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Nepal | 18.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 566.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 15.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,431.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 15.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,479.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Korea | 14.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 13.97 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 256.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Uganda | 13.86 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Rwanda | 12.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Aruba | 11.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,305.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 10.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Burundi | 10.59 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Ecuador | 10.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Finland | 9.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 9.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 9.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 249.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 8.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Mozambique | 8.85 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 8.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 272.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 8.25 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 7.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Malawi | 7.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 373.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Samoa | 6.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Lesotho | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 5.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Chad | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Eritrea | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.75 % change on previous year | 1988 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Suriname | 0.7362 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Zambia | 0.7141 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 0.6101 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 0.4018 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea | 0.2638 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Mali | -0.0394 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Germany | -0.2148 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Guatemala | -0.3727 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Israel | -0.7194 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Gabon | -0.7292 % change on previous year | 2003 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,852.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Thailand | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Seychelles | -2.5 % change on previous year | 1978 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 94 | United States of America | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominica | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 96 | France | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Luxembourg | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Netherlands | -4.55 % change on previous year | 1985 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Ireland | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Madagascar | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovenia | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 168.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | -7.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -7.73 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Sudan | -7.79 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 707.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Lithuania | -8.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 344.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Liechtenstein | -8.7 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -10.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 144.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Portugal | -10.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Argentina | -11.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Eswatini | -11.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 235.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Kenya | -11.88 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 917.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Chile | -12.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Liberia | -13.16 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 153.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | -13.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Gambia | -13.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Peru | -13.53 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Pakistan | -13.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Singapore | -13.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 157.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Hungary | -13.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 226.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | -14.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 539.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Afghanistan | -14.22 % change on previous year | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Albania | -14.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 373.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Lebanon | -14.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,256.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | -15.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 227.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | -15.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 278.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Fiji | -16.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Djibouti | -17.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 316.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | -17.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 355.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Ghana | -17.37 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Türkiye | -17.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -17.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.1% | volatile |
| 134 | New Caledonia | -19.13 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 444.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Italy | -19.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 426.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Hong Kong, China | -19.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | -20 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 254.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | -22.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Egypt | -23.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 458.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bangladesh | -24.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Qatar | -24.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Andorra | -27.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 143 | China | -27.31 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 210.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Myanmar | -27.77 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | -28.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,041.3% | volatile |
| 146 | British Virgin Islands | -29.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,029.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Serbia | -29.2 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 140.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Libya | -29.87 % change on previous year | 1981 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | -31.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,068.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Botswana | -33.98 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,010.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Guyana | -34.65 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 152 | El Salvador | -36.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 139.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Togo | -38.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Ethiopia | -38.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 493.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -39.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,093.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -45.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | -58.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,633.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | -62.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 381.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Indonesia | -63.43 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 124.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Uruguay | -65.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 604.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Croatia | -68.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 169.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Tonga | -74.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 715.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,927.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Tuvalu | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | -84.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Bahrain | -89.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 965.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Mongolia | -94.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 343.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | -95.02 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 382.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | -98.79 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 739.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | -99.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,480.6% | volatile |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 1,540.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Sri Lanka | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 745.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Republic of Moldova | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 793.3% | volatile |
| 171 | North Macedonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 231.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Mauritius | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 4,722.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Oman | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 4,322.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 335.0% | 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 51.6 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia 35.44 % change on previous year
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 35.44 % change on previous year
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 24.08 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 24.08 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 24.08 % change on previous year
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 18.23 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 17.88 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: South Asia 17.88 % change on previous year
- AIMS: South and West Asia 17.27 % change on previous year
- MDG: Southern Asia 17.27 % change on previous year
- SDG: Southern Asia 17.27 % change on previous year
- UIS: South and West Asia 17.27 % change on previous year
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 17.25 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 16.21 % change on previous year
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 15.97 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 15.07 % change on previous year
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 12.9 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 12.82 % change on previous year
- MDG: Eastern Asia 12.82 % change on previous year
- SDG: Eastern Asia 12.82 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 11.75 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 11.37 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 11.37 % change on previous year
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 11.37 % change on previous year
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 11.37 % change on previous year
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 11.37 % change on previous year
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 11.07 % change on previous year
- WB: Ibrd Only 9.23 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 9.14 % change on previous year
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 9.08 % change on previous year
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 8.64 % change on previous year
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 8.19 % change on previous year
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 7.62 % change on previous year
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 7.28 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 7.04 % change on previous year
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 7.03 % change on previous year
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 5.37 % change on previous year
- UIS: Central Asia 5.35 % change on previous year
- SDG: Europe 4.96 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (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, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.