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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
177
Highest
43.1%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Uzbekistan
Median
2.0%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
4,124

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 43.1% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.7%.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 1,164.7%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 43.1% 1987 up 84.5% rising
1 Cook Islands 0.0% 2021 — volatile
2 Gabon 33.1% 1995 down 4.5% falling
3 Burundi 32.9% 2019 down 2.7% rising
4 Rwanda 29.7% 2023 up 81.4% flat
5 Sao Tome and Principe 26.7% 2016 up 1.1% falling
6 Malawi 24.2% 2023 up 18.8% rising
7 Madagascar 22.6% 2023 down 9.3% falling
8 Central African Republic 18.2% 2011 — falling
9 Guinea 17.0% 2013 up 30.1% falling
10 Namibia 16.1% 2023 up 5.3% falling
11 Mali 16.0% 2016 up 44.8% falling
12 Congo 15.4% 2007 down 33.2% falling
13 Suriname 14.8% 2020 down 17.0% falling
14 New Caledonia 14.6% 1989 up 4.5% rising
15 Benin 14.4% 2021 up 1.1% falling
16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.0% 2020 down 3.8% falling
17 Chad 13.9% 2021 down 39.3% falling
18 Côte d'Ivoire 13.7% 2023 up 6.7% falling
19 Guatemala 13.7% 2023 up 7.7% falling
20 Nicaragua 13.0% 2007 up 130.3% falling
21 Iraq 12.4% 1999 down 31.9% flat
22 Cameroon 12.3% 2023 down 1.2% falling
23 Haiti 12.2% 1986 down 51.3% falling
24 Lesotho 11.9% 2023 up 201.0% falling
25 Luxembourg 10.9% 2021 up 11.2% rising
26 Aruba 9.6% 2021 down 14.4% falling
27 Uganda 9.3% 2016 down 34.7% falling
28 Botswana 8.7% 2013 up 61.7% volatile
29 Tunisia 8.5% 2020 down 10.6% falling
30 Trinidad and Tobago 8.5% 2022 up 4.3% rising
31 Yemen 8.2% 2012 up 95.4% rising
32 Cambodia 8.1% 2023 up 13.5% volatile
33 Nepal 7.8% 2024 down 2.2% falling
34 Colombia 7.8% 2021 up 204.7% volatile
35 Algeria 7.7% 2024 down 37.0% rising
36 Morocco 7.7% 2023 down 30.1% falling
37 Lebanon 6.9% 2022 down 9.7% falling
38 Costa Rica 6.6% 2023 up 21.8% falling
39 Belize 6.4% 2023 down 23.8% falling
40 Syrian Arab Republic 6.3% 2023 up 20.9% falling
41 Papua New Guinea 6.3% 2022 — volatile
42 South Africa 6.2% 2022 down 50.5% falling
43 Mozambique 5.9% 2019 down 45.9% falling
44 Vanuatu 5.8% 2022 down 66.5% volatile
45 Ethiopia 5.7% 2023 down 20.0% falling
46 Peru 5.6% 2016 down 58.2% falling
47 Honduras 5.6% 2023 up 83.6% volatile
48 Togo 5.6% 2023 down 60.6% falling
49 Marshall Islands 5.4% 2023 — flat
50 British Virgin Islands 5.2% 2023 up 10.0% falling
51 Zambia 5.1% 2012 up 5.3% volatile
52 Bhutan 5.1% 2023 down 19.7% volatile
53 Libya 5.1% 1980 up 1,164.7% volatile
54 Gambia 4.6% 2024 down 43.9% falling
55 Eritrea 4.5% 2017 down 74.9% falling
56 Niger 4.4% 2023 up 79.9% volatile
57 Bahamas 4.4% 2015 — volatile
58 Dominica 4.2% 2024 down 42.1% falling
59 Burkina Faso 4.2% 2023 down 32.8% falling
60 Netherlands 4.1% 1984 up 4.2% flat
61 Portugal 4.0% 2021 — volatile
62 Senegal 3.9% 2023 down 17.8% falling
63 El Salvador 3.8% 2023 down 39.7% falling
64 Uruguay 3.8% 2022 down 45.1% falling
65 Eswatini 3.7% 2022 down 80.5% rising
66 Spain 3.7% 2023 down 34.0% falling
67 Kiribati 3.6% 2023 up 70.0% volatile
68 Djibouti 3.6% 2022 down 41.8% falling
69 Cuba 3.6% 2023 up 44.9% volatile
70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.4% 2023 down 43.0% falling
71 Panama 3.3% 2023 down 24.9% falling
72 Saint Lucia 3.3% 2023 up 76.0% flat
73 Micronesia, Federated States of 3.2% 2022 up 4.1% falling
74 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.1% 2023 — volatile
75 Grenada 3.1% 2017 up 187.4% volatile
76 Liechtenstein 3.0% 2020 — volatile
77 Austria 3.0% 2023 up 18.5% falling
78 Kenya 2.9% 2015 down 50.7% volatile
79 Liberia 2.9% 2021 down 52.1% falling
80 Sierra Leone 2.8% 2023 down 81.5% volatile
81 Belgium 2.8% 2022 down 15.8% volatile
82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.7% 2024 down 58.3% volatile
83 Argentina 2.6% 2022 down 36.4% falling
84 Andorra 2.6% 2023 down 49.1% falling
85 Philippines 2.4% 2023 down 3.0% flat
86 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3% 2023 down 53.4% rising
87 Paraguay 2.2% 2023 down 67.7% falling
88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.1% 2021 up 98.9% volatile
89 Türkiye 2.0% 2022 up 143.9% volatile
90 Switzerland 2.0% 2023 down 10.9% falling
91 Sudan 1.9% 2018 down 56.3% falling
92 India 1.9% 2024 up 145.7% volatile
93 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.7% 2022 down 3.1% volatile
94 Chile 1.7% 2023 down 61.0% volatile
95 Slovakia 1.7% 2023 down 36.3% rising
96 Samoa 1.7% 2023 up 123.0% rising
97 Pakistan 1.6% 2023 down 29.7% falling
98 Germany 1.6% 2007 down 37.0% falling
99 Cape Verde 1.6% 2021 down 92.6% falling
100 Hungary 1.5% 2023 down 12.6% falling
101 Jamaica 1.4% 2022 up 1.2% volatile
102 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4% 2018 down 77.8% falling
103 Greece 1.3% 2022 up 63.4% volatile
104 Dominican Republic 1.3% 2023 down 83.2% volatile
105 Slovenia 1.0% 2022 up 31.2% falling
106 Saudi Arabia 0.9% 2021 down 43.4% volatile
107 Viet Nam 0.9% 2023 down 29.7% volatile
108 Poland 0.8% 2023 up 22.1% rising
109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8% 2023 down 58.3% falling
110 Czechia 0.8% 2021 up 43.0% falling
111 Israel 0.8% 2023 down 44.6% falling
112 Denmark 0.8% 2023 down 45.9% volatile
113 Finland 0.7% 2023 down 18.3% falling
114 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% 2023 down 85.0% falling
115 Mauritania 0.7% 2018 — volatile
116 Latvia 0.7% 2023 up 11.2% volatile
117 Albania 0.7% 2023 down 7.0% volatile
118 Zimbabwe 0.6% 2023 down 74.1% falling
119 Mexico 0.6% 2023 down 65.7% volatile
120 Ireland 0.6% 2021 down 47.4% volatile
121 Ghana 0.6% 2021 down 79.4% volatile
122 Jordan 0.6% 2023 up 113.1% volatile
123 Estonia 0.6% 2023 up 53.6% volatile
124 Naoero 0.5% 2023 — volatile
125 Fiji 0.5% 2023 up 104.8% volatile
126 Qatar 0.5% 2023 up 62.8% volatile
127 Malta 0.5% 2021 up 26.9% volatile
128 Bulgaria 0.5% 2023 up 230.5% volatile
129 Hong Kong, China 0.5% 2023 down 31.0% volatile
130 Armenia 0.5% 2023 up 104.0% volatile
131 Montenegro 0.4% 2022 up 28.6% volatile
132 Guyana 0.4% 2008 down 79.9% volatile
133 Azerbaijan 0.3% 2023 up 51.0% falling
134 Italy 0.3% 2022 down 18.8% volatile
135 Russian Federation 0.3% 2018 down 39.5% volatile
136 Lithuania 0.3% 2023 down 47.0% falling
137 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 down 81.6% volatile
138 Thailand 0.3% 2024 down 87.6% volatile
139 Ukraine 0.3% 2023 up 709.3% volatile
140 Georgia 0.3% 2023 up 24.4% falling
141 Myanmar 0.2% 2009 down 65.1% volatile
142 Sweden 0.2% 2023 — volatile
143 Macau, China 0.2% 2023 down 92.4% volatile
144 Brunei Darussalam 0.2% 2023 down 35.2% volatile
145 Serbia 0.1% 2021 down 65.7% falling
146 Tajikistan 0.1% 2016 down 58.5% volatile
147 Cyprus 0.1% 2021 up 134.9% volatile
148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2022 up 19.1% falling
149 Belarus 0.1% 2023 up 354.0% volatile
150 Tonga 0.1% 2023 down 91.5% volatile
151 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2023 up 98.0% volatile
152 Mongolia 0.0% 2022 up 290.2% volatile
153 Croatia 0.0% 2022 down 70.7% volatile
154 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2024 down 43.5% volatile
155 Bahrain 0.0% 2023 down 71.2% volatile
156 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 99.9% rising
157 Egypt 0.0% 2023 down 93.1% volatile
158 China 0.0% 2020 down 91.2% volatile
159 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 97.8% volatile
160 Singapore 0.0% 2022 down 88.2% volatile
161 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 up 39.5% volatile
162 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 down 97.0% volatile
163 Afghanistan 0.0% 2010 — volatile
163 United Arab Emirates 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
163 Cayman Islands 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
163 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
163 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
163 Monaco 0.0% 2020 — volatile
163 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 — volatile
163 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
163 North Macedonia 0.0% 2022 — volatile
163 Oman 0.0% 2023 — volatile
163 Romania 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
163 Seychelles 0.0% 1993 — volatile
163 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% falling
163 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
185 places, 4,124 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release