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Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
173
Highest
40.7%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Uzbekistan
Median
1.2%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
4,014

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 40.7% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 3.8%.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 2,470.2%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 40.7% 1987 up 64.8% rising
2 Gabon 36.1% 1995 up 0.9% rising
3 Congo 29.5% 2007 down 30.9% rising
4 Central African Republic 25.6% 2011 — falling
5 Malawi 24.9% 2023 up 28.9% rising
6 Burundi 24.9% 2019 down 18.8% rising
7 Mali 22.2% 2016 up 17.2% falling
8 Madagascar 20.6% 2023 down 8.0% falling
9 Rwanda 20.2% 2023 up 50.1% flat
10 Côte d'Ivoire 16.4% 2023 up 14.6% falling
11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.3% 2020 down 6.3% falling
12 Chad 14.1% 2021 down 47.1% falling
13 Haiti 13.9% 1986 down 38.3% falling
14 Suriname 13.4% 2020 down 6.1% falling
15 Guinea 13.1% 2013 up 50.3% falling
16 Cameroon 10.5% 2023 down 5.8% falling
17 Eswatini 10.5% 2018 down 32.5% rising
18 Uganda 9.6% 2016 down 35.7% falling
19 Guatemala 9.4% 2023 up 28.3% falling
20 New Caledonia 9.4% 1989 down 8.4% rising
21 Namibia 9.3% 2023 up 16.8% falling
22 Iraq 8.4% 1999 down 28.9% falling
23 Yemen 7.8% 2012 up 80.8% rising
24 Nicaragua 7.6% 2007 up 100.8% falling
25 Mozambique 7.4% 2019 up 47.0% volatile
26 Nepal 7.4% 2024 up 8.5% falling
27 Benin 7.1% 2021 down 54.4% falling
28 Lesotho 7.0% 2023 up 235.7% falling
29 Aruba 6.5% 2021 up 43.1% falling
30 Tunisia 6.1% 2020 up 139.0% volatile
31 Marshall Islands 5.6% 2023 — rising
32 Trinidad and Tobago 5.6% 2022 up 13.4% rising
33 Dominican Republic 5.6% 2023 down 19.7% falling
34 Ethiopia 5.4% 2023 down 9.5% falling
35 Niger 5.1% 2023 up 63.6% volatile
36 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.8% 2023 up 222.2% volatile
37 Lebanon 4.8% 2022 down 9.6% falling
38 Zambia 4.8% 2012 down 3.5% volatile
39 Belize 4.7% 2023 up 6.1% falling
40 Libya 4.5% 1980 up 805.5% volatile
41 Morocco 4.3% 2023 down 50.1% volatile
42 Colombia 4.3% 2021 up 117.7% volatile
43 Honduras 4.2% 2023 up 145.6% volatile
44 Bhutan 4.1% 2023 down 19.4% volatile
45 Peru 3.9% 2016 down 62.8% falling
46 Eritrea 3.8% 2017 down 72.3% falling
47 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.8% 2023 up 0.6% volatile
48 Cambodia 3.7% 2023 down 0.9% volatile
49 Botswana 3.5% 2013 up 19.1% volatile
50 South Africa 3.2% 2022 down 50.7% falling
51 Gambia 3.2% 2024 down 36.8% volatile
52 British Virgin Islands 3.0% 2023 up 45.8% volatile
53 Djibouti 2.9% 2022 down 48.1% falling
54 Vanuatu 2.8% 2023 down 77.4% volatile
55 Algeria 2.8% 2024 down 56.0% falling
56 Sierra Leone 2.7% 2023 down 81.5% volatile
57 Romania 2.7% 2022 up 129.5% rising
58 Argentina 2.7% 2022 up 6.8% falling
59 Panama 2.7% 2022 down 34.0% falling
60 Costa Rica 2.6% 2023 down 3.8% falling
61 Syrian Arab Republic 2.6% 2023 up 24.1% falling
62 El Salvador 2.6% 2023 down 28.2% falling
63 Liberia 2.6% 2021 down 58.3% falling
64 Austria 2.5% 2023 up 78.8% falling
65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.5% 2023 down 39.3% falling
66 Kenya 2.4% 2015 down 58.4% volatile
67 Dominica 2.3% 2023 up 27.1% falling
68 Liechtenstein 2.2% 2020 — volatile
69 Paraguay 2.2% 2023 down 54.8% falling
70 Sudan 2.1% 2018 down 46.7% falling
71 Belgium 2.1% 2022 down 16.3% volatile
72 Bangladesh 2.0% 2023 down 86.2% volatile
73 India 2.0% 2024 up 222.4% volatile
74 Kiribati 1.9% 2023 up 96.6% volatile
75 Burkina Faso 1.7% 2023 down 52.4% falling
76 Spain 1.7% 2021 — volatile
77 Pakistan 1.7% 2023 down 24.2% falling
78 Netherlands 1.7% 1984 down 13.7% falling
79 Uruguay 1.7% 2021 down 56.0% falling
80 Mauritania 1.6% 2017 up 53.4% volatile
81 Senegal 1.5% 2023 down 12.5% volatile
82 Barbados 1.4% 2023 — rising
83 Türkiye 1.4% 2022 up 40.4% volatile
84 Bahamas 1.4% 2018 — volatile
85 Grenada 1.2% 2017 up 275.4% volatile
86 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.2% 2022 up 154.1% volatile
87 Guyana 1.2% 2008 down 12.5% falling
88 Philippines 1.2% 2023 up 40.8% falling
89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.2% 2024 down 59.3% volatile
90 Chile 1.1% 2023 down 52.9% volatile
91 Slovenia 1.1% 2022 up 74.7% rising
92 Greece 1.1% 2022 up 70.9% volatile
93 Cape Verde 1.1% 2021 down 87.3% volatile
94 Germany 1.1% 2012 down 29.9% falling
95 Slovakia 1.0% 2023 down 42.6% rising
96 Poland 1.0% 2023 up 93.0% rising
97 Mexico 1.0% 2023 up 42.2% volatile
98 Jamaica 0.8% 2022 up 18.0% falling
99 Switzerland 0.8% 2023 down 4.4% falling
100 Portugal 0.8% 2020 — volatile
101 Albania 0.6% 2023 up 53.5% volatile
102 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% 2022 down 13.2% volatile
103 Tonga 0.6% 2022 up 54.9% volatile
104 Samoa 0.6% 2023 down 7.9% falling
105 Czechia 0.6% 2021 up 43.0% falling
106 Saint Lucia 0.6% 2023 down 31.5% volatile
107 Hungary 0.6% 2023 down 27.1% falling
108 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5% 2018 down 76.6% falling
109 Estonia 0.5% 2023 up 454.1% volatile
110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5% 2023 down 24.6% volatile
111 Hong Kong, China 0.5% 2023 up 6.8% volatile
112 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5% 2010 down 97.9% falling
113 Monaco 0.5% 2020 — volatile
114 Qatar 0.5% 2023 up 11.6% volatile
115 Ghana 0.5% 2021 down 82.8% volatile
116 Israel 0.5% 2023 down 42.0% falling
117 Denmark 0.4% 2023 down 37.7% volatile
118 Bulgaria 0.4% 2023 up 488.4% volatile
119 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023 down 71.7% falling
120 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% 2023 down 85.3% falling
121 Jordan 0.4% 2023 up 79.1% volatile
122 Fiji 0.4% 2023 up 203.0% volatile
123 Armenia 0.3% 2023 up 12.7% volatile
124 Myanmar 0.3% 2009 down 47.9% volatile
125 Latvia 0.3% 2023 up 2.7% volatile
126 Andorra 0.3% 2020 down 68.1% volatile
127 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 down 76.1% volatile
128 Viet Nam 0.2% 2023 down 39.2% volatile
129 Togo 0.2% 2023 down 98.3% volatile
130 Montenegro 0.2% 2022 — volatile
131 Sweden 0.2% 2023 — volatile
132 Azerbaijan 0.2% 2023 up 30.8% volatile
133 Thailand 0.2% 2024 down 61.8% volatile
134 Lithuania 0.2% 2023 down 31.5% falling
135 Russian Federation 0.2% 2018 down 28.1% volatile
136 Italy 0.2% 2022 up 77.2% volatile
137 Croatia 0.2% 2022 up 80.0% volatile
138 Serbia 0.1% 2021 down 49.8% falling
139 Saudi Arabia 0.1% 2021 down 83.0% volatile
140 Georgia 0.1% 2023 up 16.4% rising
141 Finland 0.1% 2023 down 4.1% falling
142 Tajikistan 0.1% 2016 down 68.6% volatile
143 Malta 0.1% 2021 down 51.2% volatile
144 Macau, China 0.1% 2023 down 95.6% volatile
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2022 down 2.8% volatile
146 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% 2023 down 57.1% volatile
147 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 2022 — volatile
148 Belarus 0.1% 2023 up 2,470.2% volatile
149 Cyprus 0.0% 2021 up 70.9% volatile
150 Ukraine 0.0% 2023 up 78.3% volatile
151 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2024 down 66.5% volatile
152 Singapore 0.0% 2022 down 68.4% volatile
153 Egypt 0.0% 2023 down 99.3% volatile
154 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 99.8% volatile
155 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 99.9% falling
156 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2024 up 60.9% volatile
157 Mongolia 0.0% 2023 up 77.6% volatile
158 China 0.0% 2020 down 82.0% volatile
159 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 up 215.2% volatile
160 Afghanistan 0.0% 2010 — volatile
160 Bahrain 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
160 Cuba 0.0% 2023 — volatile
160 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
160 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
160 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
160 Luxembourg 0.0% 2020 — falling
160 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2023 — volatile
160 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
160 North Macedonia 0.0% 2022 — volatile
160 Oman 0.0% 2023 — volatile
160 Palestine, State of 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
160 Seychelles 0.0% 1993 — volatile
160 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
184 places, 4,014 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release