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Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
177
Highest
44.5%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Uzbekistan
Median
1.5%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
4,122

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 44.5% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 3.9%.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 625.3%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 44.5% 1987 up 51.8% rising
1 Cook Islands 0.0% 2021 — volatile
2 Gabon 31.2% 1995 down 8.5% falling
3 Burundi 28.7% 2019 down 13.4% rising
4 Rwanda 24.3% 2023 up 57.8% falling
5 Malawi 22.7% 2023 up 14.2% flat
6 Madagascar 20.3% 2023 down 7.7% falling
7 Central African Republic 19.9% 2011 — falling
8 Guinea 17.9% 2013 up 25.0% falling
9 Sao Tome and Principe 17.4% 2016 down 19.3% falling
10 Congo 16.2% 2007 down 27.9% falling
11 Mali 15.7% 2016 up 31.2% falling
12 Chad 14.4% 2021 down 40.4% falling
13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.9% 2020 down 3.9% falling
14 Benin 13.4% 2021 down 2.0% falling
15 Haiti 12.0% 1986 down 48.6% falling
16 Cameroon 11.7% 2023 down 1.6% falling
17 Côte d'Ivoire 11.6% 2023 down 2.1% falling
18 Luxembourg 11.3% 2021 up 15.7% rising
19 New Caledonia 10.6% 1989 down 19.4% rising
20 Guatemala 10.4% 2023 up 1.1% falling
21 Namibia 10.3% 2023 up 0.5% falling
22 Nicaragua 9.6% 2007 up 131.3% falling
23 Iraq 8.9% 1999 down 33.9% falling
24 Uganda 8.7% 2016 down 36.1% falling
25 Nepal 8.4% 2024 up 1.8% falling
26 Suriname 8.3% 2020 down 24.3% falling
27 Yemen 7.4% 2012 up 84.5% rising
28 Aruba 6.9% 2021 down 9.2% falling
29 Trinidad and Tobago 6.7% 2022 up 20.5% rising
30 Marshall Islands 6.5% 2023 — rising
31 British Virgin Islands 6.3% 2023 up 534.0% volatile
32 Colombia 6.3% 2021 up 204.5% volatile
33 Lesotho 6.2% 2023 up 133.2% falling
34 Togo 5.8% 2023 down 56.7% falling
35 Papua New Guinea 5.8% 2022 — volatile
36 Mozambique 5.6% 2019 down 45.3% falling
37 Ethiopia 5.4% 2023 down 19.7% falling
38 Tunisia 5.4% 2020 down 17.6% falling
39 Costa Rica 5.3% 2023 up 45.4% volatile
40 Botswana 5.0% 2013 up 56.0% volatile
41 Morocco 5.0% 2023 down 37.1% falling
42 Zambia 4.9% 2012 up 3.9% volatile
43 Cambodia 4.8% 2023 down 10.7% volatile
44 Peru 4.8% 2016 down 61.8% falling
45 Lebanon 4.6% 2022 down 15.4% falling
46 Belize 4.6% 2023 down 12.2% falling
47 Libya 4.4% 1980 up 625.3% volatile
48 Syrian Arab Republic 4.3% 2023 up 10.2% falling
49 Eritrea 4.2% 2017 down 74.0% falling
50 Gambia 4.1% 2024 down 45.3% falling
51 Honduras 4.1% 2023 up 96.8% volatile
52 Algeria 4.1% 2024 down 46.9% falling
53 Niger 3.9% 2023 up 59.6% volatile
54 Bhutan 3.5% 2023 down 22.8% volatile
55 Senegal 3.5% 2023 down 23.3% falling
56 Djibouti 3.5% 2022 down 40.7% falling
57 Burkina Faso 3.5% 2023 down 30.9% falling
58 Portugal 3.3% 2021 — volatile
59 Belgium 3.3% 2022 down 0.1% volatile
60 Austria 3.2% 2023 up 42.9% falling
61 South Africa 3.2% 2022 down 63.9% falling
62 Spain 3.2% 2023 down 24.5% falling
63 Sierra Leone 3.0% 2023 down 80.6% volatile
64 Uruguay 2.9% 2022 down 43.8% falling
65 Liberia 2.9% 2021 down 55.2% falling
66 El Salvador 2.9% 2023 down 29.2% falling
67 Netherlands 2.8% 1984 down 1.3% flat
68 Vanuatu 2.7% 2022 down 80.8% volatile
69 Saint Lucia 2.6% 2023 up 179.8% rising
70 Panama 2.6% 2023 down 17.0% falling
71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.5% 2023 down 46.9% falling
72 Kenya 2.5% 2015 down 56.0% volatile
73 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.4% 2022 up 86.8% volatile
74 Kiribati 2.4% 2023 up 16.6% volatile
75 Switzerland 2.4% 2023 up 14.5% rising
76 Bahamas 2.3% 2015 — volatile
77 Eswatini 2.3% 2022 down 81.1% rising
78 Antigua and Barbuda 2.2% 2018 down 24.9% falling
79 Argentina 2.2% 2022 down 20.7% falling
80 Andorra 2.1% 2023 down 1.0% volatile
81 Pakistan 2.0% 2023 down 16.5% falling
82 Cuba 1.9% 2023 up 59.5% volatile
83 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.8% 2023 down 58.2% rising
84 Türkiye 1.8% 2022 up 81.9% volatile
85 Sudan 1.8% 2018 down 51.7% falling
86 India 1.7% 2024 up 130.6% volatile
87 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.6% 2024 down 65.3% volatile
88 Germany 1.5% 2007 down 24.0% falling
89 Slovakia 1.5% 2023 down 35.3% rising
90 Grenada 1.5% 2017 up 336.3% volatile
91 Paraguay 1.4% 2023 down 68.1% falling
92 Chile 1.4% 2023 down 51.8% volatile
93 Dominica 1.4% 2024 down 43.3% falling
94 Philippines 1.3% 2023 up 10.2% falling
95 Greece 1.3% 2022 up 91.6% volatile
96 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.2% 2022 down 2.1% volatile
97 Hungary 1.1% 2023 down 8.1% falling
98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% 2023 down 13.8% volatile
99 Liechtenstein 1.0% 2020 — volatile
100 Samoa 0.9% 2023 down 23.5% rising
101 Jamaica 0.9% 2022 up 20.4% volatile
102 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9% 2020 down 29.8% volatile
103 Dominican Republic 0.8% 2023 down 82.2% volatile
104 Cape Verde 0.8% 2021 down 94.2% volatile
105 Czechia 0.7% 2021 up 80.7% falling
106 Naoero 0.7% 2023 — volatile
107 Saudi Arabia 0.7% 2021 down 44.0% volatile
108 Slovenia 0.7% 2022 up 80.3% rising
109 Mauritania 0.7% 2018 — volatile
110 Poland 0.6% 2023 up 55.8% rising
111 Finland 0.6% 2023 up 44.5% rising
112 Ireland 0.6% 2021 down 31.2% volatile
113 Albania 0.5% 2023 up 12.0% volatile
114 Denmark 0.5% 2023 down 43.0% volatile
115 Monaco 0.5% 2020 — volatile
116 Mexico 0.5% 2023 down 56.3% volatile
117 Estonia 0.5% 2023 up 108.6% volatile
118 Hong Kong, China 0.5% 2023 down 34.5% volatile
119 Ghana 0.5% 2021 down 82.7% volatile
120 Jordan 0.5% 2023 up 90.7% volatile
121 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023 down 76.7% falling
122 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2023 down 84.2% volatile
123 Israel 0.4% 2023 down 44.3% falling
124 Myanmar 0.4% 2009 down 44.9% volatile
125 Bulgaria 0.4% 2023 up 461.2% volatile
126 Viet Nam 0.4% 2023 down 41.7% volatile
127 Latvia 0.4% 2023 up 5.0% volatile
128 Qatar 0.4% 2023 up 20.7% volatile
129 Armenia 0.4% 2023 up 97.0% volatile
130 Fiji 0.4% 2023 up 31.2% volatile
131 Malta 0.3% 2021 up 28.0% volatile
132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3% 2023 — volatile
133 Guyana 0.3% 2008 down 75.4% volatile
134 Russian Federation 0.3% 2018 down 39.3% volatile
135 Lithuania 0.3% 2023 up 10.9% falling
136 Montenegro 0.3% 2022 up 94.7% volatile
137 Ecuador 0.2% 2023 down 79.9% volatile
138 Azerbaijan 0.2% 2023 up 19.2% falling
139 Georgia 0.2% 2023 up 65.4% rising
140 Ukraine 0.2% 2023 up 579.8% volatile
141 Italy 0.2% 2022 up 46.6% falling
142 Thailand 0.2% 2024 down 77.3% volatile
143 Macau, China 0.2% 2023 down 79.7% volatile
144 Croatia 0.2% 2022 up 21.4% volatile
145 Sweden 0.2% 2023 — volatile
146 Serbia 0.1% 2021 down 55.4% falling
147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2022 up 52.0% rising
148 Tajikistan 0.1% 2016 down 67.0% volatile
149 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% 2023 up 16.6% volatile
150 Tonga 0.1% 2023 down 86.7% volatile
151 Belarus 0.1% 2023 up 325.4% volatile
152 Mongolia 0.1% 2022 up 438.8% volatile
153 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 99.8% falling
154 Cyprus 0.0% 2021 down 6.0% volatile
155 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2024 up 34.0% volatile
156 Egypt 0.0% 2023 down 87.1% volatile
157 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 99.8% volatile
158 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 down 56.2% volatile
159 China 0.0% 2020 down 92.4% volatile
160 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 down 39.3% volatile
161 Afghanistan 0.0% 2010 — volatile
161 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
161 Bahrain 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
161 Cayman Islands 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
161 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
161 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
161 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
161 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 — volatile
161 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
161 North Macedonia 0.0% 2022 — volatile
161 Oman 0.0% 2023 — volatile
161 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
161 Romania 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
161 Singapore 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
161 Seychelles 0.0% 1993 — volatile
161 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
185 places, 4,122 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release