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Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
184
Highest
36.6%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Montserrat
Median
2.2%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
4,339

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 36.6% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Montserrat.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 5.6%.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 4,632.3%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 36.6% 1984 up 319.0% rising
2 Iraq 34.8% 1999 up 11.9% rising
3 Burundi 32.8% 2019 down 1.6% volatile
4 Mali 30.7% 2016 up 47.6% rising
5 Namibia 29.5% 2023 down 2.1% rising
6 Gabon 23.8% 1987 up 26.5% rising
7 Malawi 23.6% 2023 up 46.5% rising
8 Chad 20.9% 2021 down 4.3% rising
9 Libya 20.4% 1980 up 16.5% rising
10 Niger 20.2% 2023 up 1.9% rising
11 Bhutan 20.1% 2023 up 320.7% volatile
12 Cape Verde 20.1% 2021 down 25.5% flat
13 Algeria 20.0% 2024 down 19.6% volatile
14 Congo 19.5% 2011 down 40.4% rising
15 Morocco 19.1% 2023 up 131.1% rising
16 Rwanda 18.0% 2023 up 109.3% rising
17 Tunisia 17.8% 2020 down 5.3% rising
18 Benin 17.8% 2021 down 22.0% rising
19 Eritrea 17.7% 2017 up 12.0% falling
20 Réunion 17.0% 1984 up 12.9% rising
21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16.5% 2023 up 29.8% volatile
22 Brazil 15.8% 2010 down 28.0% rising
23 Central African Republic 15.6% 2011 — rising
24 Burkina Faso 15.3% 2023 down 27.9% rising
25 Guinea 14.9% 2013 up 15.4% falling
26 Sao Tome and Principe 14.7% 2016 down 63.7% falling
27 New Caledonia 14.2% 1989 down 22.7% falling
28 Suriname 13.6% 2020 down 33.4% falling
29 Guyana 13.4% 2009 up 35.4% rising
30 Comoros 13.0% 2013 down 34.5% falling
31 South Africa 12.2% 2022 down 3.7% falling
32 Eswatini 11.5% 2022 down 12.7% rising
33 Lesotho 11.3% 2023 up 0.1% rising
34 Mozambique 10.9% 2018 down 5.9% falling
35 Nicaragua 10.5% 2007 up 43.8% falling
36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.4% 2013 — rising
37 Togo 9.9% 2023 down 52.4% falling
38 Lebanon 9.8% 2022 down 31.7% falling
39 Guadeloupe 9.5% 1991 down 13.9% rising
40 Ethiopia 9.3% 2022 down 12.9% falling
41 British Virgin Islands 9.2% 2020 down 4.5% flat
42 Colombia 9.0% 2021 up 106.2% volatile
43 Senegal 9.0% 2023 down 51.6% rising
44 Costa Rica 8.8% 2023 down 33.4% falling
45 Côte d'Ivoire 8.6% 2023 up 5.8% falling
46 Dominica 8.5% 2022 up 5.2% flat
47 Greece 7.9% 2022 up 70.2% falling
48 Spain 7.7% 2023 down 37.1% falling
49 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.7% 2023 up 38.9% rising
50 Haiti 7.6% 1996 down 9.4% falling
51 Madagascar 7.4% 2023 down 39.2% flat
52 Honduras 7.2% 2023 up 34.5% rising
53 Dominican Republic 6.8% 2023 up 23.4% rising
54 Nepal 6.3% 2024 up 34.2% volatile
55 El Salvador 6.2% 2023 down 15.0% volatile
56 Uruguay 6.2% 2022 down 72.8% falling
57 Guatemala 6.1% 2023 up 6.9% flat
58 Egypt 5.9% 2023 down 58.8% rising
59 Zambia 5.8% 2012 down 4.5% volatile
60 Macau, China 5.4% 2023 down 50.8% falling
61 Antigua and Barbuda 5.0% 2018 down 68.3% volatile
62 Syrian Arab Republic 5.0% 2023 up 245.4% volatile
63 Cameroon 4.8% 2022 down 46.9% falling
64 Sierra Leone 4.7% 2023 down 51.2% volatile
65 Mauritania 4.6% 2018 down 53.7% falling
66 Afghanistan 4.4% 2018 — volatile
67 Kenya 4.4% 2015 — falling
68 Vanuatu 4.1% 2023 up 52.2% volatile
69 Portugal 4.1% 2022 — volatile
70 Romania 4.1% 2022 up 12.9% rising
71 Aruba 3.8% 2019 down 24.8% falling
72 Hong Kong, China 3.7% 2023 down 0.8% falling
73 Argentina 3.7% 2022 down 53.7% falling
74 Timor-Leste 3.6% 2019 down 33.7% rising
75 Barbados 3.6% 2023 down 50.1% volatile
76 Türkiye 3.6% 2022 up 221.6% volatile
77 Panama 3.4% 2023 down 62.6% falling
78 Peru 3.2% 2018 down 50.4% falling
79 Austria 3.2% 2023 up 104.6% volatile
80 Belize 3.2% 2023 down 44.7% falling
81 Djibouti 3.2% 2022 down 20.4% falling
82 Micronesia, Federated States of 3.1% 2023 up 53.2% volatile
83 Bangladesh 2.9% 2019 down 17.2% falling
84 Gambia 2.8% 2024 up 14.5% volatile
85 Liberia 2.8% 2021 down 44.4% falling
86 Bulgaria 2.6% 2023 down 20.2% falling
87 Qatar 2.6% 2023 down 66.8% volatile
88 Sudan 2.5% 2018 down 33.0% falling
89 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.5% 2022 down 33.1% volatile
90 Cambodia 2.4% 2023 up 138.5% rising
91 Pakistan 2.4% 2022 down 21.1% falling
92 Grenada 2.3% 2020 down 75.3% falling
93 Ghana 2.0% 2018 down 48.7% rising
94 Jordan 1.9% 2023 up 29.5% volatile
95 Chile 1.9% 2023 down 65.0% volatile
96 Italy 1.8% 2022 down 58.3% volatile
97 Luxembourg 1.8% 2023 down 59.7% volatile
98 Netherlands 1.8% 2009 down 15.8% falling
99 Ecuador 1.7% 2023 down 43.4% volatile
100 Slovenia 1.7% 2022 up 65.5% falling
101 Slovakia 1.6% 2023 down 39.4% falling
102 Hungary 1.6% 2023 down 34.2% falling
103 Kiribati 1.6% 2023 down 63.6% volatile
104 India 1.6% 2024 up 214.5% volatile
105 Paraguay 1.6% 2023 down 4.8% rising
106 Bahamas 1.6% 2009 — volatile
107 Philippines 1.5% 2023 down 26.6% falling
108 Estonia 1.4% 2023 up 12.0% volatile
109 United States of America 1.4% 2022 down 10.9% falling
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% 2024 down 4.7% volatile
111 Belgium 1.3% 2022 down 87.3% volatile
112 Germany 1.3% 2023 down 4.1% falling
113 Latvia 1.2% 2023 down 3.0% volatile
114 Cyprus 1.2% 2023 up 50.3% volatile
115 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.2% 2023 down 83.4% falling
116 Oman 1.1% 2023 down 77.4% volatile
117 Albania 1.1% 2023 down 15.5% volatile
118 Poland 1.0% 2023 down 72.0% falling
119 Tuvalu 0.9% 2022 — volatile
120 France 0.8% 2023 down 65.0% volatile
121 Solomon Islands 0.8% 2019 down 26.7% volatile
122 Czechia 0.8% 2022 down 41.2% falling
123 Israel 0.7% 2023 down 45.7% falling
124 Montenegro 0.7% 2022 up 44.7% falling
125 Myanmar 0.7% 2016 up 55.9% volatile
126 Switzerland 0.7% 2023 down 40.3% falling
127 Cuba 0.7% 2023 down 68.0% volatile
128 Serbia 0.7% 2021 down 68.1% falling
129 Samoa 0.6% 2023 up 82.9% falling
130 Mongolia 0.6% 2022 up 4,632.3% volatile
131 Mexico 0.6% 2023 down 32.3% falling
132 San Marino 0.6% 2023 — volatile
133 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.6% 2020 — volatile
134 Viet Nam 0.5% 2023 down 73.3% volatile
135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% 2021 down 74.1% volatile
136 Fiji 0.5% 2023 up 380.0% volatile
137 Thailand 0.5% 2024 down 86.3% volatile
138 Monaco 0.4% 2023 down 9.5% volatile
139 Azerbaijan 0.4% 2024 up 47.7% volatile
140 Mauritius 0.4% 2023 down 82.1% falling
141 Armenia 0.3% 2023 up 28.5% rising
142 Andorra 0.3% 2023 down 91.7% volatile
143 Finland 0.3% 2023 down 4.0% falling
144 Denmark 0.3% 2023 down 32.0% volatile
145 Georgia 0.3% 2023 down 39.5% volatile
146 Uganda 0.3% 2016 down 84.3% falling
147 Singapore 0.3% 2022 down 16.8% volatile
148 Saudi Arabia 0.3% 2021 down 82.7% volatile
149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% 2022 down 41.3% falling
150 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% 2023 down 86.8% volatile
151 Bahrain 0.3% 2023 down 86.2% volatile
152 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2023 down 54.1% volatile
153 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023 down 9.6% volatile
154 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2023 down 82.9% volatile
155 Ireland 0.2% 2021 down 31.1% falling
156 Tajikistan 0.2% 2016 down 67.0% volatile
157 Sweden 0.2% 2023 — volatile
158 Indonesia 0.2% 2024 down 44.5% volatile
159 Russian Federation 0.1% 2018 down 55.3% volatile
160 Ukraine 0.1% 2023 up 1,904.9% volatile
161 Botswana 0.1% 2013 up 6.2% volatile
162 Lithuania 0.1% 2023 down 53.3% volatile
163 Croatia 0.1% 2022 down 90.4% volatile
164 Jamaica 0.1% 2023 down 86.3% volatile
165 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2022 — volatile
166 Saint Lucia 0.0% 2023 down 35.9% volatile
167 Tonga 0.0% 2022 — volatile
168 Belarus 0.0% 2023 up 2,379.3% volatile
169 Malta 0.0% 2022 down 74.8% volatile
170 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2022 down 92.8% volatile
171 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 down 77.5% volatile
172 China 0.0% 2020 down 96.8% volatile
173 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 down 15.8% volatile
174 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 99.9% volatile
175 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2024 down 85.5% volatile
176 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2020 — volatile
176 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
176 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 — volatile
176 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
176 North Macedonia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
176 Seychelles 0.0% 1999 — volatile
176 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
176 Cook Islands 0.0% 2023 — volatile
176 Montserrat 0.0% 2018 — volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
190 places, 4,339 data points, 1970–2024
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February 2026 Data Release