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Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
178
Highest
32.7%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Cook Islands
Median
2.1%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
4,021

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 32.7% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Cook Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.1%, and the mean is 5.6%.

Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,789.7%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 32.7% 1984 up 97.8% rising
2 Iraq 30.5% 1999 down 17.0% rising
3 Guinea 30.1% 2013 up 140.6% falling
4 Sao Tome and Principe 27.3% 2016 down 24.0% falling
5 Mali 26.3% 2016 up 66.0% falling
6 Burundi 25.8% 2019 down 7.1% rising
7 Gabon 25.2% 1987 up 36.6% rising
8 Rwanda 25.1% 2023 up 185.1% volatile
9 Niger 22.7% 2023 up 5.5% rising
10 Namibia 19.6% 2023 down 17.9% rising
11 Bhutan 19.1% 2023 up 210.7% volatile
12 Benin 18.7% 2021 up 19.7% volatile
13 Chad 18.4% 2021 down 2.6% rising
14 Cape Verde 18.1% 2021 down 10.2% falling
15 Congo 17.5% 2011 down 29.4% falling
16 Malawi 16.9% 2023 down 13.0% volatile
17 Lesotho 16.1% 2023 down 6.9% rising
18 Brazil 15.8% 2010 — rising
19 Réunion 15.7% 1984 up 49.4% rising
20 New Caledonia 15.6% 1989 up 4.2% rising
21 Libya 15.6% 1980 down 2.4% rising
22 Zambia 15.5% 2012 down 49.1% volatile
23 Central African Republic 15.2% 2011 — rising
24 Suriname 14.8% 2020 down 28.8% rising
25 Guatemala 14.4% 2023 up 295.6% volatile
26 Algeria 14.0% 2024 down 31.1% rising
27 Burkina Faso 13.8% 2023 down 33.8% rising
28 Guyana 13.6% 2009 up 75.0% volatile
29 British Virgin Islands 12.3% 2020 up 18.1% falling
30 Ethiopia 11.9% 2023 up 36.0% volatile
31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.8% 2023 down 33.6% rising
32 Eritrea 11.5% 2017 down 8.6% falling
33 Tunisia 11.2% 2020 down 15.7% rising
34 Eswatini 11.2% 2022 down 29.9% rising
35 Mozambique 11.0% 2018 down 13.7% falling
36 Morocco 10.5% 2023 up 33.6% flat
37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.3% 2013 — flat
38 Guadeloupe 10.0% 1991 down 40.3% falling
39 Dominica 9.8% 2022 up 35.8% rising
40 Nicaragua 9.8% 2007 up 44.5% volatile
41 Senegal 8.9% 2023 down 47.6% rising
42 Comoros 8.6% 2013 down 48.5% falling
43 South Africa 8.5% 2022 down 33.5% falling
44 Colombia 8.5% 2021 up 112.6% volatile
45 Lebanon 8.3% 2022 down 26.8% falling
46 Belgium 7.7% 2022 up 2.3% volatile
47 Argentina 7.5% 2022 down 48.2% rising
48 Uruguay 7.3% 2022 down 60.8% falling
49 Côte d'Ivoire 7.3% 2023 down 15.4% falling
50 Barbados 7.1% 2023 — volatile
51 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.9% 2023 down 57.7% volatile
52 Costa Rica 6.8% 2023 down 46.3% falling
53 Haiti 6.5% 1996 down 20.3% rising
54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.5% 2023 up 2.0% rising
55 Madagascar 6.5% 2023 down 38.3% flat
56 Spain 6.4% 2023 down 40.5% falling
57 Macau, China 6.2% 2023 down 34.7% falling
58 Nepal 5.9% 2024 up 34.9% falling
59 Dominican Republic 5.5% 2023 up 1.7% volatile
60 Togo 5.2% 2023 down 71.3% falling
61 Honduras 5.1% 2023 up 38.4% rising
62 Aruba 4.9% 2019 down 50.4% falling
63 Greece 4.7% 2022 up 68.2% falling
64 Tuvalu 4.7% 2023 — volatile
65 El Salvador 4.5% 2023 down 6.6% volatile
66 Cameroon 4.5% 2022 down 39.9% falling
67 Mauritania 4.5% 2019 down 52.0% falling
68 Antigua and Barbuda 4.3% 2018 down 67.7% falling
69 Romania 3.9% 2022 up 52.3% rising
70 Luxembourg 3.8% 2019 down 37.3% falling
71 Türkiye 3.8% 2022 up 6.7% volatile
72 Netherlands 3.6% 2009 up 9.4% falling
73 Gambia 3.6% 2024 up 1.0% rising
74 Peru 3.5% 2018 down 44.1% falling
75 Afghanistan 3.3% 2018 — volatile
76 Djibouti 3.3% 2022 down 23.0% falling
77 Hong Kong, China 3.3% 2023 up 1.6% falling
78 Portugal 3.0% 2022 — volatile
79 Bangladesh 3.0% 2019 down 12.5% volatile
80 Austria 3.0% 2023 up 85.2% volatile
81 Grenada 2.8% 2020 down 65.9% volatile
82 Jordan 2.8% 2023 up 38.9% volatile
83 Syrian Arab Republic 2.7% 2023 up 99.5% volatile
84 Sudan 2.7% 2018 up 3.1% rising
85 Panama 2.6% 2023 down 60.3% falling
86 Egypt 2.4% 2023 down 63.0% falling
87 Estonia 2.3% 2023 up 9.2% falling
88 Ghana 2.2% 2018 down 43.2% rising
89 Sierra Leone 2.1% 2023 down 78.5% volatile
90 Timor-Leste 2.0% 2019 down 16.3% flat
91 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.0% 2022 down 7.7% volatile
92 Bulgaria 1.9% 2023 down 13.0% falling
93 Germany 1.8% 2023 up 15.0% falling
94 Pakistan 1.8% 2022 down 19.7% falling
95 Cambodia 1.8% 2023 up 91.5% falling
96 Vanuatu 1.7% 2023 up 112.4% volatile
97 Andorra 1.7% 2023 down 77.3% volatile
98 Latvia 1.7% 2023 up 17.7% falling
99 Hungary 1.6% 2023 down 32.4% falling
100 Italy 1.6% 2022 down 54.3% falling
101 Chile 1.6% 2023 down 57.5% falling
102 India 1.5% 2024 up 231.2% volatile
103 Kiribati 1.5% 2023 down 67.5% volatile
104 Slovenia 1.5% 2022 up 57.2% falling
105 Slovakia 1.5% 2023 down 47.3% flat
106 Belize 1.4% 2023 up 91.9% volatile
107 Philippines 1.4% 2023 down 39.7% falling
108 Solomon Islands 1.4% 2019 down 5.1% volatile
109 Ecuador 1.4% 2023 down 57.7% volatile
110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% 2024 up 35.4% volatile
111 Poland 1.3% 2023 down 56.0% volatile
112 Qatar 1.2% 2023 down 83.3% volatile
113 Israel 1.2% 2023 down 26.5% falling
114 Czechia 1.2% 2021 up 7.3% falling
115 Cyprus 1.2% 2023 down 4.9% volatile
116 Paraguay 1.1% 2023 down 4.2% rising
117 Monaco 1.1% 2023 up 140.6% volatile
118 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2023 down 78.8% falling
119 Albania 0.9% 2023 down 13.0% volatile
120 Switzerland 0.8% 2023 down 51.9% falling
121 Mexico 0.8% 2023 down 32.8% falling
122 Cuba 0.8% 2023 down 61.4% volatile
123 Samoa 0.8% 2020 down 36.6% volatile
124 Fiji 0.7% 2023 up 537.6% volatile
125 Montenegro 0.7% 2022 down 19.6% falling
126 Georgia 0.6% 2023 down 39.2% volatile
127 Singapore 0.6% 2022 down 40.2% volatile
128 Myanmar 0.6% 2016 up 51.5% volatile
129 San Marino 0.6% 2023 down 63.1% volatile
130 North Macedonia 0.6% 2022 down 31.3% volatile
131 Denmark 0.6% 2023 down 24.3% falling
132 Finland 0.5% 2023 up 15.0% falling
133 Uganda 0.5% 2016 down 80.6% falling
134 France 0.5% 2023 down 58.9% volatile
135 Viet Nam 0.5% 2023 down 59.1% volatile
136 Oman 0.5% 2023 down 88.7% volatile
137 Armenia 0.4% 2023 up 10.3% rising
138 Serbia 0.4% 2021 down 62.0% falling
139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% 2022 down 6.3% falling
140 Azerbaijan 0.4% 2024 up 30.3% falling
141 Tonga 0.4% 2023 — volatile
142 Thailand 0.3% 2024 down 90.7% volatile
143 Lithuania 0.3% 2023 up 6.9% volatile
144 Palestine, State of 0.2% 2023 down 84.6% falling
145 Bahrain 0.2% 2023 down 77.8% volatile
146 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023 down 46.7% rising
147 Saint Lucia 0.2% 2023 — volatile
148 Sweden 0.2% 2023 — volatile
149 Saudi Arabia 0.2% 2020 down 86.7% falling
150 Botswana 0.2% 2013 down 45.5% volatile
151 Indonesia 0.2% 2024 down 46.0% volatile
152 Russian Federation 0.2% 2018 down 59.2% volatile
153 Tajikistan 0.1% 2016 down 68.0% volatile
154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1% 2022 down 93.1% volatile
155 Ireland 0.1% 2021 down 66.0% falling
156 Ukraine 0.1% 2023 up 1,789.7% volatile
157 Jamaica 0.1% 2023 down 86.3% volatile
158 Croatia 0.1% 2022 down 89.2% volatile
159 Malta 0.1% 2022 up 46.9% volatile
160 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2022 — volatile
161 Belarus 0.0% 2023 up 557.9% volatile
162 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2022 down 92.0% volatile
163 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% 2019 down 98.9% volatile
164 China 0.0% 2020 down 74.2% volatile
165 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 up 20.6% volatile
166 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2024 down 65.1% volatile
167 Mongolia 0.0% 2022 down 43.7% volatile
168 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 99.8% volatile
169 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 down 77.9% volatile
170 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2020 — volatile
170 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
170 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 — volatile
170 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
170 Mauritius 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% falling
170 Seychelles 0.0% 1999 — volatile
170 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 2008 down 100.0% volatile
170 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
170 Cook Islands 0.0% 2023 — volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 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
185 places, 4,021 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release