Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
89
Highest
42.5%
Morocco
Lowest
0.0%
Sri Lanka
Median
2.4%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
1,606
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 42.5% in Morocco; the lowest is 0.0% in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 7.1%.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,571.8%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 42.5% | 1989 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.6% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 30.9% | 2022 | up 1,571.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Gabon | 30.5% | 1987 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 5 | Guinea | 27.8% | 2013 | up 74.2% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 27.1% | 2023 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 7 | Niger | 26.0% | 2023 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 23.5% | 2021 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bhutan | 20.8% | 2023 | up 498.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 18.9% | 1978 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 18.7% | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 12 | Suriname | 18.6% | 2020 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 13 | Congo | 17.8% | 2011 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 14 | New Caledonia | 17.8% | 1989 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 15 | Algeria | 17.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 16 | Djibouti | 17.4% | 2022 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 16.2% | 2015 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 18 | Singapore | 15.9% | 1983 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 15.8% | 2010 | — | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 14.6% | 2023 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 14.4% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 22 | Senegal | 13.8% | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 23 | Réunion | 13.1% | 1984 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 24 | Togo | 11.2% | 2023 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 25 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 1990 | — | rising |
| 26 | Cameroon | 10.0% | 2022 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 27 | Guadeloupe | 8.7% | 1991 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 28 | Comoros | 8.3% | 2013 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 8.1% | 2019 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.4% | 1993 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 6.0% | 2021 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Belize | 5.6% | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 33 | Hong Kong, China | 5.3% | 1995 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.1% | 2012 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 35 | Uganda | 3.7% | 2016 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 36 | Jordan | 3.3% | 2023 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Germany | 3.0% | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 38 | Austria | 3.0% | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 2.9% | 1986 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 40 | Andorra | 2.9% | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Türkiye | 2.7% | 2022 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 2.6% | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 2.5% | 2022 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 2.5% | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 45 | France | 2.4% | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Cuba | 2.4% | 1976 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 2.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 2.2% | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 1.8% | 1996 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Fiji | 1.3% | 2023 | up 536.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Monaco | 1.1% | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 1.1% | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 54 | Tonga | 0.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 0.9% | 2023 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 56 | Albania | 0.8% | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 0.8% | 2024 | up 72.5% | falling |
| 58 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 0.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Armenia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Liechtenstein | 0.5% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 0.3% | 2017 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2002 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 86.0% | falling |
| 66 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3% | 2024 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2018 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 68 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 72 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2022 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2002 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 76 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,513.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 80 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 386.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2020 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Malta | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release