Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
78
Highest
43.9%
Morocco
Lowest
0.0%
Sri Lanka
Median
2.0%
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
1,315
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, female (%) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 43.9% in Morocco; the lowest is 0.0% in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 7.0%.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 2,291.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 43.9% | 1989 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 2 | Congo | 38.5% | 2009 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.5% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 33.9% | 2022 | up 2,291.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea | 33.5% | 2012 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 28.0% | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 7 | Niger | 27.1% | 2023 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 24.9% | 2021 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 9 | Bhutan | 20.9% | 2023 | up 478.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Chad | 20.1% | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 11 | Suriname | 19.7% | 2020 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 18.2% | 1989 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Burundi | 17.8% | 2015 | down 60.7% | rising |
| 14 | Djibouti | 16.5% | 2022 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 15 | Algeria | 14.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 14.3% | 2023 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 17 | Singapore | 14.3% | 1983 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 14.3% | 2011 | — | falling |
| 19 | Senegal | 13.8% | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 12.4% | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 8.9% | 2022 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 22 | Mauritania | 8.5% | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 23 | Hong Kong, China | 7.6% | 1984 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 5.1% | 2021 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.1% | 1983 | up 618.9% | rising |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.9% | 2012 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 27 | Belize | 3.7% | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 28 | Uganda | 3.6% | 2016 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 29 | Austria | 3.0% | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 2.9% | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 2.8% | 2022 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Germany | 2.7% | 2023 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 33 | Andorra | 2.5% | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 2.4% | 2022 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 2.3% | 2023 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Gambia | 2.3% | 1986 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 2.3% | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 2.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 2.2% | 2023 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 1.9% | 1994 | up 161.6% | rising |
| 41 | Jordan | 1.6% | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Fiji | 1.1% | 2023 | up 1,375.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovakia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 44 | Tonga | 0.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.7% | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Albania | 0.6% | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2024 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 49 | Oman | 0.6% | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 50 | Monaco | 0.4% | 2021 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 53 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2018 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Myanmar | 0.2% | 2017 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2022 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 63 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,397.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2022 | up 465.7% | falling |
| 66 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 454.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 60.4% | flat |
| 68 | Viet Nam | 0.0% | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2020 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release