Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) by country
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous...
Countries reporting
153
Highest
40.2%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
2.3%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,139
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 40.2% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 5.6%.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 369.6%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.2% | 1987 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 2 | Gabon | 27.0% | 1995 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 3 | Congo | 26.7% | 2007 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 4 | Namibia | 26.2% | 2017 | up 67.6% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 23.4% | 2011 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 6 | Burundi | 21.9% | 2018 | down 29.8% | flat |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 21.6% | 2011 | — | falling |
| 8 | Eritrea | 20.6% | 2017 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 9 | Madagascar | 19.7% | 2018 | up 45.2% | falling |
| 10 | Benin | 19.4% | 2018 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 11 | Suriname | 19.2% | 2018 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 12 | Chad | 18.7% | 2017 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 13 | Tunisia | 18.7% | 2016 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 18.5% | 2018 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Eswatini | 18.2% | 2016 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 16 | Guinea | 17.0% | 2013 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 17 | Libya | 15.4% | 1980 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 15.1% | 1989 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 19 | Iraq | 14.9% | 1999 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 20 | Haiti | 14.3% | 1986 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 13.7% | 2008 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13.6% | 2015 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 13.4% | 2014 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 13.1% | 2018 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 25 | Cape Verde | 13.0% | 2015 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 12.7% | 2018 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 12.6% | 2017 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.3% | 2010 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 29 | Lesotho | 12.2% | 2015 | down 50.9% | rising |
| 30 | Yemen | 11.6% | 2012 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 31 | Uganda | 11.6% | 2016 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 32 | Lebanon | 11.1% | 2018 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 33 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.6% | 2014 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 34 | Algeria | 10.3% | 2018 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 10.2% | 2018 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 9.6% | 2018 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 9.6% | 2018 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 8.9% | 2016 | up 158.6% | rising |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 8.5% | 2018 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 8.4% | 2007 | up 68.1% | falling |
| 41 | Belize | 8.0% | 2017 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 42 | Aruba | 7.7% | 2013 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 43 | Botswana | 7.3% | 2014 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 7.0% | 2014 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.9% | 2009 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 46 | Guatemala | 6.7% | 2018 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 47 | Kenya | 6.5% | 2004 | — | rising |
| 48 | Bhutan | 6.5% | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 49 | Solomon Islands | 5.8% | 2017 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 50 | Nepal | 5.7% | 2016 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 51 | Cambodia | 5.6% | 2018 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 52 | Mozambique | 5.6% | 2018 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Zambia | 5.4% | 2012 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 4.8% | 2014 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 4.8% | 2011 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 56 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.7% | 2018 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 4.7% | 2015 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 58 | El Salvador | 4.1% | 2017 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 59 | Gambia | 4.1% | 2018 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 60 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.8% | 2016 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 61 | Argentina | 3.8% | 2016 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 3.6% | 2018 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 3.3% | 2018 | up 190.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Honduras | 3.3% | 2016 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 3.2% | 2016 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 66 | Sudan | 3.1% | 2016 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 67 | Djibouti | 3.0% | 2019 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.0% | 2018 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 69 | Uruguay | 2.9% | 2015 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 70 | Mauritania | 2.7% | 2016 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 71 | Spain | 2.7% | 2017 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 72 | Panama | 2.6% | 2013 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.6% | 2017 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.5% | 2017 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 75 | Macau, China | 2.5% | 2018 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 76 | Romania | 2.5% | 2016 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 77 | Niger | 2.3% | 2016 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 2.2% | 2017 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 2.2% | 2017 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Qatar | 2.2% | 2018 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominica | 2.1% | 2014 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 82 | Pakistan | 2.1% | 2018 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 83 | Slovakia | 2.1% | 2017 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.9% | 2012 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 1.8% | 2017 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahamas | 1.8% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Mexico | 1.7% | 2017 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 1.6% | 2017 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Netherlands | 1.6% | 1984 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 90 | Philippines | 1.5% | 2017 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 91 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 92 | Austria | 1.2% | 2017 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Guyana | 1.1% | 2008 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 94 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2017 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2016 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2018 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 1.0% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 99 | Israel | 1.0% | 2017 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.9% | 2017 | up 63.6% | falling |
| 101 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2017 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2018 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% | 2016 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Andorra | 0.8% | 2016 | down 80.2% | rising |
| 105 | Poland | 0.7% | 2017 | down 55.8% | falling |
| 106 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2018 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2018 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Hong Kong, China | 0.6% | 2018 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.6% | 2016 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Germany | 0.6% | 2012 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 111 | Denmark | 0.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Viet Nam | 0.5% | 2014 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2018 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 0.5% | 2018 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2017 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Kiribati | 0.5% | 1994 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5% | 2018 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Kuwait | 0.5% | 2018 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2017 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 120 | India | 0.4% | 2016 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 122 | Greece | 0.4% | 2017 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2017 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Latvia | 0.3% | 2017 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 0.3% | 2015 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2018 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 213.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Italy | 0.2% | 2017 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2017 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2009 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2017 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2018 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Malta | 0.1% | 2014 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Finland | 0.1% | 2017 | down 69.1% | falling |
| 137 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2018 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2018 | down 65.8% | rising |
| 140 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2018 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2017 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2017 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2017 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Oman | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1993 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.