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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
171
Highest
33.8%
Iraq
Lowest
0.0%
Uzbekistan
Median
2.3%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,492

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 33.8% in Iraq; the lowest is 0.0% in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 5.9%.

Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,877.6%), and the largest decrease in Kuwait (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iraq 33.8% 1999 down 13.7% rising
2 Sao Tome and Principe 30.9% 2016 down 8.8% falling
3 Guinea-Bissau 28.8% 1984 up 152.2% rising
4 Guinea 27.9% 2013 up 138.9% falling
5 Rwanda 25.1% 2023 up 189.7% volatile
6 Burundi 24.7% 2019 down 7.0% rising
7 Mali 24.4% 2016 up 63.2% falling
8 Niger 22.5% 2023 up 3.4% rising
9 Cape Verde 22.1% 2021 down 0.6% flat
10 Namibia 20.6% 2023 down 15.5% rising
11 Benin 19.1% 2021 up 22.5% rising
12 British Virgin Islands 18.9% 2020 up 25.8% falling
13 Bhutan 18.6% 2023 up 203.4% volatile
14 Algeria 18.6% 2024 down 28.1% rising
15 Malawi 18.0% 2023 down 10.0% falling
16 Chad 17.8% 2021 down 1.1% rising
17 Guatemala 17.8% 2023 up 319.4% volatile
18 Libya 17.4% 1980 up 6.8% rising
19 Ethiopia 17.4% 2023 up 93.1% falling
20 Lesotho 16.8% 2023 down 6.8% rising
21 Congo 16.7% 2011 down 22.2% falling
22 Zambia 16.1% 2012 down 43.6% volatile
23 Central African Republic 15.9% 2011 — rising
24 Guyana 15.9% 2009 up 81.1% rising
25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.8% 2023 down 26.0% rising
26 Suriname 15.7% 2020 down 33.6% rising
27 New Caledonia 15.5% 1989 down 1.3% rising
28 Burkina Faso 14.3% 2023 down 29.1% rising
29 Tunisia 14.2% 2020 down 13.6% rising
30 Morocco 13.9% 2023 up 25.4% rising
31 Eritrea 13.8% 2017 up 1.0% falling
32 Eswatini 12.7% 2022 down 27.4% rising
33 Nicaragua 11.9% 2007 up 51.2% rising
34 Mozambique 11.8% 2018 down 4.7% falling
35 South Africa 11.8% 2022 down 25.5% falling
36 Dominica 10.5% 2022 up 15.6% rising
37 Barbados 10.1% 2023 — volatile
38 Senegal 10.0% 2023 down 39.9% rising
39 Colombia 9.4% 2021 up 112.8% volatile
40 Aruba 8.7% 2019 down 20.8% falling
41 Lebanon 8.6% 2022 down 25.3% falling
42 Argentina 8.5% 2022 down 48.7% flat
43 Belgium 8.5% 2022 down 2.5% falling
44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.5% 2023 up 0.9% rising
45 Costa Rica 7.9% 2023 down 45.1% falling
46 Uruguay 7.9% 2022 down 60.9% falling
47 Côte d'Ivoire 7.9% 2023 down 5.7% falling
48 Dominican Republic 7.5% 2023 up 2.3% rising
49 Macau, China 7.4% 2023 down 38.3% falling
50 Tuvalu 7.3% 2023 — volatile
51 Spain 7.3% 2023 down 40.7% falling
52 Madagascar 7.2% 2023 down 33.6% flat
53 Haiti 6.6% 1990 up 12.3% rising
54 Honduras 6.3% 2023 up 31.1% rising
55 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.1% 2023 down 59.2% volatile
56 Greece 6.0% 2022 up 67.0% falling
57 Nepal 5.9% 2024 up 37.8% falling
58 Antigua and Barbuda 5.6% 2018 down 59.8% falling
59 Togo 5.6% 2023 down 69.1% falling
60 El Salvador 5.4% 2023 down 15.9% volatile
61 Mauritania 5.4% 2019 down 44.7% rising
62 Cameroon 5.2% 2022 down 34.0% falling
63 Romania 4.6% 2022 up 43.7% rising
64 Luxembourg 4.6% 2019 down 10.6% falling
65 Netherlands 4.5% 2009 up 25.0% falling
66 Peru 4.2% 2018 down 44.0% falling
67 Djibouti 4.1% 2022 up 14.9% falling
68 Grenada 4.1% 2020 down 57.9% volatile
69 Gambia 3.8% 2024 up 9.9% rising
70 Türkiye 3.7% 2022 up 67.5% volatile
71 Jordan 3.7% 2023 up 72.9% volatile
72 Hong Kong, China 3.7% 2023 down 10.1% falling
73 Afghanistan 3.6% 2018 — volatile
74 Portugal 3.6% 2022 — volatile
75 Syrian Arab Republic 3.4% 2023 up 116.6% volatile
76 Austria 3.3% 2023 up 77.9% volatile
77 Panama 3.3% 2023 down 58.2% falling
78 Sudan 3.3% 2018 up 25.3% rising
79 Bangladesh 3.3% 2019 down 7.5% volatile
80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.9% 2022 down 7.7% volatile
81 Timor-Leste 2.9% 2019 up 4.4% rising
82 Egypt 2.8% 2023 down 59.7% falling
83 Sierra Leone 2.4% 2023 down 75.1% volatile
84 Estonia 2.4% 2023 down 5.6% volatile
85 Kiribati 2.4% 2023 down 54.0% volatile
86 Latvia 2.3% 2023 up 26.8% falling
87 Cambodia 2.3% 2023 up 87.6% flat
88 Bulgaria 2.2% 2023 down 17.6% falling
89 Ghana 2.2% 2018 down 68.8% rising
90 Germany 2.1% 2023 up 7.6% falling
91 Andorra 2.0% 2023 down 76.9% volatile
92 Philippines 2.0% 2023 down 45.8% falling
93 Italy 1.9% 2022 down 56.6% falling
94 Slovenia 1.9% 2022 up 53.4% falling
95 Hungary 1.8% 2023 down 38.3% falling
96 Vanuatu 1.8% 2023 up 129.8% volatile
97 Ecuador 1.8% 2023 down 55.7% volatile
98 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.8% 2024 up 16.2% falling
99 Pakistan 1.7% 2022 down 25.1% falling
100 Qatar 1.7% 2023 down 77.4% volatile
101 Chile 1.7% 2023 down 57.4% volatile
102 Israel 1.7% 2023 down 27.4% falling
103 India 1.6% 2024 up 235.9% volatile
104 Cyprus 1.6% 2023 down 18.0% volatile
105 Solomon Islands 1.5% 2019 down 9.6% volatile
106 Belize 1.5% 2023 up 83.0% volatile
107 Slovakia 1.5% 2023 down 52.0% falling
108 Poland 1.5% 2023 down 61.9% falling
109 Paraguay 1.4% 2023 down 15.6% rising
110 Czechia 1.3% 2021 down 3.8% falling
111 Samoa 1.1% 2020 up 5.7% volatile
112 San Marino 1.1% 2023 down 47.0% volatile
113 Cuba 1.1% 2023 down 62.6% volatile
114 Albania 1.0% 2023 down 23.5% volatile
115 Montenegro 1.0% 2022 down 33.0% volatile
116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2023 down 82.2% falling
117 Switzerland 0.9% 2023 down 54.3% falling
118 Mexico 0.9% 2023 down 45.0% falling
119 Fiji 0.9% 2023 up 490.0% volatile
120 Myanmar 0.8% 2016 up 107.9% volatile
121 Georgia 0.7% 2023 down 41.9% volatile
122 Viet Nam 0.7% 2023 down 61.2% falling
123 North Macedonia 0.7% 2022 down 43.6% volatile
124 Oman 0.7% 2023 down 88.9% volatile
125 Singapore 0.6% 2022 down 47.1% volatile
126 France 0.6% 2023 down 61.4% volatile
127 Finland 0.6% 2023 up 11.8% falling
128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6% 2022 down 16.3% falling
129 Denmark 0.5% 2023 down 33.2% falling
130 Uganda 0.5% 2016 down 80.4% falling
131 Armenia 0.5% 2023 up 83.9% falling
132 Serbia 0.5% 2021 down 67.0% falling
133 Azerbaijan 0.4% 2024 up 46.2% falling
134 Tonga 0.4% 2023 — volatile
135 Lithuania 0.3% 2023 down 12.7% volatile
136 Thailand 0.3% 2024 down 92.7% volatile
137 Bahrain 0.3% 2023 down 68.5% volatile
138 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2023 down 84.3% falling
139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% 2022 down 83.9% volatile
140 Zimbabwe 0.2% 2023 down 49.7% rising
141 Indonesia 0.2% 2024 down 44.7% falling
142 Saint Lucia 0.2% 2023 — volatile
143 Saudi Arabia 0.2% 2020 down 88.9% volatile
144 Sweden 0.2% 2023 — volatile
145 Russian Federation 0.2% 2018 down 49.0% falling
146 Tajikistan 0.2% 2016 down 68.9% volatile
147 Botswana 0.2% 2013 down 42.5% volatile
148 Jamaica 0.1% 2023 down 89.0% volatile
149 Ukraine 0.1% 2023 up 1,877.6% volatile
150 Croatia 0.1% 2022 down 88.3% volatile
151 Ireland 0.1% 2021 down 66.9% falling
152 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 2022 — volatile
153 Malta 0.0% 2022 down 51.3% volatile
154 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% 2019 down 98.4% volatile
155 Belarus 0.0% 2023 up 394.0% volatile
156 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2022 down 94.5% volatile
157 China 0.0% 2020 down 79.7% volatile
158 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2024 down 77.0% volatile
159 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 up 5.3% volatile
160 Mongolia 0.0% 2022 down 17.9% volatile
161 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 down 92.7% volatile
162 Kuwait 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
162 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2020 — volatile
162 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
162 Monaco 0.0% 2021 — volatile
162 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 — volatile
162 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
162 Mauritius 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% falling
162 Seychelles 0.0% 1999 — volatile
162 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 2008 down 100.0% volatile
162 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
178 places, 3,492 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release