Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
79
Highest
41.5%
Morocco
Lowest
0.0%
Malta
Median
2.4%
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
1,321
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 41.5% in Morocco; the lowest is 0.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 7.6%.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,629.2%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 41.5% | 1989 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.8% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 3 | Guinea | 35.8% | 2012 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 4 | Réunion | 34.5% | 1984 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 5 | Congo | 33.7% | 2009 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 27.9% | 2022 | up 1,178.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 26.0% | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 25.0% | 2023 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 9 | Benin | 22.2% | 2021 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 10 | Algeria | 20.8% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bhutan | 20.6% | 2023 | up 520.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Djibouti | 18.2% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 17.9% | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 14 | Singapore | 17.5% | 1983 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 15 | New Caledonia | 17.2% | 1989 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 16 | Suriname | 17.0% | 2020 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 14.9% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 18 | Burundi | 14.8% | 2015 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 14.5% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 20 | Senegal | 13.9% | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 11.0% | 2022 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 22 | Togo | 10.2% | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 23 | Hong Kong, China | 9.4% | 1984 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 24 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.1% | 1983 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 7.7% | 2019 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 26 | Belize | 7.6% | 2023 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 7.0% | 2021 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 28 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.3% | 2012 | up 32.4% | falling |
| 29 | Jordan | 5.1% | 2023 | up 206.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 3.8% | 2016 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 3.7% | 1994 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 3.3% | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 33 | Andorra | 3.3% | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 3.1% | 1986 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 35 | Vanuatu | 3.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Austria | 2.9% | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 2.6% | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 38 | Romania | 2.6% | 2022 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 2.6% | 2022 | up 180.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Denmark | 2.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 2.2% | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 42 | Monaco | 2.2% | 2021 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 2.1% | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 1.6% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 45 | Fiji | 1.5% | 2023 | up 339.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Tuvalu | 1.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 1.2% | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 49 | Tonga | 1.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Albania | 1.0% | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 1.0% | 2024 | up 113.0% | falling |
| 52 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 53 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Liechtenstein | 0.6% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Myanmar | 0.4% | 2017 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.4% | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Palestine, State of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 59 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2018 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 60 | Croatia | 0.2% | 2022 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 61 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2022 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2022 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 65 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1,629.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Viet Nam | 0.1% | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2022 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2023 | up 335.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 89.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Malta | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release