Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
161
Highest
34.8%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Cook Islands
Median
1.7%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,842

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 161 countries. The highest value is 34.8% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Cook Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.7%, and the mean is 4.8%.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 1,851.9%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 34.8% 2023 up 114.3% volatile
2 Guinea-Bissau 34.8% 1987 up 67.2% rising
3 Burundi 30.2% 2019 down 27.6% flat
4 Gabon 27.7% 2002 down 6.5% rising
5 Malawi 27.2% 2023 up 55.3% rising
6 Mali 26.1% 2016 up 2.6% falling
7 Iraq 22.1% 1999 down 29.1% falling
8 Congo 21.6% 2007 down 29.5% rising
9 Central African Republic 21.0% 2011 falling
10 Bhutan 20.7% 2023 up 128.9% falling
11 Réunion 18.9% 1986 down 14.5% falling
12 Namibia 18.4% 2023 down 13.3% falling
13 Libya 15.6% 1980 up 1,851.9% volatile
14 Equatorial Guinea 15.1% 2011 down 49.5% falling
15 Côte d'Ivoire 14.7% 2023 down 36.0% falling
16 New Caledonia 14.7% 1989 down 26.0% falling
17 Haiti 14.3% 1986 down 23.4% falling
18 Mozambique 13.6% 2019 down 9.8% falling
19 Sao Tome and Principe 13.6% 2016 down 50.9% falling
20 Madagascar 13.3% 2023 up 0.1% falling
21 Comoros 12.9% 2017 down 43.0% falling
22 Suriname 12.7% 2020 down 16.0% falling
23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.4% 2020 down 0.1% falling
24 Chad 12.4% 2021 down 48.9% falling
25 Cameroon 11.3% 2023 down 6.3% falling
26 Uganda 10.9% 2016 down 29.3% flat
27 Lesotho 10.2% 2023 down 24.2% falling
28 Eswatini 10.2% 2022 down 47.3% rising
29 Yemen 9.4% 2012 up 75.3% rising
30 Tunisia 8.9% 2020 up 180.1% falling
31 Eritrea 8.5% 2017 down 18.6% falling
32 Mauritania 8.4% 2019 up 28.7% volatile
33 Lebanon 7.6% 2022 down 17.9% falling
34 Benin 6.9% 2021 down 57.4% falling
35 Nepal 6.8% 2024 up 27.5% falling
36 Niger 6.7% 2023 up 53.1% falling
37 Guinea 6.7% 2013 down 26.5% falling
38 Oman 6.1% 2016 up 514.1% volatile
39 Trinidad and Tobago 6.0% 2022 up 1.8% rising
40 Micronesia, Federated States of 5.6% 2023 up 89.1% rising
41 Guatemala 5.6% 2023 up 49.0% falling
42 Ethiopia 5.5% 2023 down 27.3% rising
43 Aruba 5.4% 2021 down 23.5% falling
44 Nicaragua 5.2% 2007 up 63.7% falling
45 Afghanistan 5.1% 1984 down 83.4% volatile
46 Zambia 5.0% 2012 down 35.9% volatile
47 Dominican Republic 4.8% 2023 down 29.9% falling
48 Belize 4.5% 2023 down 18.4% falling
49 Papua New Guinea 4.5% 2022 volatile
50 Morocco 4.4% 2023 down 41.1% volatile
51 South Africa 3.7% 2022 down 53.7% falling
52 Colombia 3.7% 2021 up 58.4% volatile
53 El Salvador 3.4% 2023 down 29.5% flat
54 France 3.4% 1999 down 23.4% falling
55 Cambodia 3.3% 2023 up 53.7% volatile
56 Kiribati 3.2% 2023 up 53.3% volatile
57 Kenya 2.9% 2015 down 49.8% volatile
58 Botswana 2.7% 2012 down 4.8% volatile
59 Vanuatu 2.7% 2023 down 73.6% volatile
60 Djibouti 2.6% 2022 down 90.6% volatile
61 Honduras 2.6% 2023 up 199.7% volatile
62 Marshall Islands 2.6% 2023 falling
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.5% 2023 down 33.0% falling
64 Romania 2.5% 2022 rising
65 Gambia 2.5% 2024 down 18.8% volatile
66 Burkina Faso 2.4% 2023 down 55.7% falling
67 Palau 2.3% 2023 down 26.4% volatile
68 Sudan 2.3% 2018 down 48.1% falling
69 Peru 2.2% 2016 down 65.3% falling
70 Argentina 2.1% 2022 down 13.0% falling
71 Grenada 2.1% 2017 up 76.6% volatile
72 India 2.0% 2024 up 260.8% volatile
73 Portugal 2.0% 2020 volatile
74 Senegal 2.0% 2023 up 3.0% volatile
75 Costa Rica 2.0% 2023 down 34.8% falling
76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.9% 2022 up 160.0% volatile
77 Jordan 1.9% 2023 up 130.0% volatile
78 Sierra Leone 1.8% 2023 down 85.5% volatile
79 Syrian Arab Republic 1.8% 2023 falling
80 Antigua and Barbuda 1.7% 2018 down 39.5% falling
81 Pakistan 1.7% 2023 down 32.8% falling
82 Macau, China 1.6% 2023 down 61.9% volatile
83 Spain 1.6% 2021 volatile
84 Panama 1.6% 2022 down 37.7% falling
85 Jamaica 1.5% 2022 down 9.6% falling
86 Belgium 1.5% 2022 down 32.9% volatile
87 Dominica 1.3% 2024 down 55.0% rising
88 Paraguay 1.3% 2023 down 44.9% falling
89 Türkiye 1.3% 2011 down 52.1% falling
90 Chile 1.2% 2023 down 71.7% volatile
91 Qatar 1.2% 2023 down 69.6% volatile
92 Netherlands 1.2% 1984 down 9.8% falling
93 Cape Verde 1.1% 2021 down 83.9% volatile
94 Slovenia 1.1% 2022 up 58.2% rising
95 Bahamas 1.1% 2018 volatile
96 Barbados 1.0% 2023 rising
97 Philippines 1.0% 2023 up 40.9% falling
98 Bangladesh 0.9% 2023 down 87.8% volatile
99 Egypt 0.9% 2023 down 72.3% volatile
100 Greece 0.9% 2022 up 37.9% volatile
101 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.9% 2023 down 46.2% falling
102 Belarus 0.8% 1989 up 313.3% volatile
103 Latvia 0.8% 2023 up 15.7% volatile
104 Israel 0.8% 2023 down 47.9% falling
105 Mexico 0.7% 2023 up 19.4% volatile
106 Switzerland 0.7% 2021 down 14.3% falling
107 Poland 0.7% 2018 down 47.7% volatile
108 Estonia 0.7% 2023 up 81.4% volatile
109 Guyana 0.6% 2008 down 45.5% volatile
110 Albania 0.6% 2023 down 18.7% falling
111 Algeria 0.6% 2024 down 83.4% volatile
112 Czechia 0.5% 2021 up 19.1% falling
113 Ghana 0.5% 2021 down 77.1% volatile
114 Brunei Darussalam 0.5% 2023 up 800.2% volatile
115 Fiji 0.5% 2023 up 379.3% volatile
116 Saint Lucia 0.4% 2023 down 15.3% volatile
117 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023 down 68.7% volatile
118 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.4% 2022 down 56.2% volatile
119 Samoa 0.4% 2023 up 49.5% volatile
120 Hong Kong, China 0.4% 2023 down 4.6% volatile
121 Andorra 0.4% 2022 down 32.1% volatile
122 Denmark 0.3% 2023 down 19.8% volatile
123 Togo 0.3% 2023 down 97.8% volatile
124 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2023 down 85.4% falling
125 Cuba 0.3% 2023 down 53.9% volatile
126 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% 2024 down 64.5% volatile
127 Myanmar 0.3% 2017 up 40.9% volatile
128 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 down 68.7% volatile
129 Thailand 0.3% 2024 down 82.6% volatile
130 Italy 0.2% 2022 down 16.3% falling
131 Georgia 0.2% 2023 down 14.3% falling
132 Tonga 0.2% 2022 volatile
133 United Arab Emirates 0.2% 2018 down 90.4% volatile
134 Montenegro 0.1% 2021 up 185.0% volatile
135 Sweden 0.1% 2023 volatile
136 Malta 0.1% 2021 up 331.6% volatile
137 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2023 down 56.3% volatile
138 Finland 0.1% 2023 down 29.0% falling
139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2022 down 37.5% falling
140 Viet Nam 0.0% 2023 down 38.8% volatile
141 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2020 down 91.2% volatile
142 Luxembourg 0.0% 2020 volatile
143 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 99.8% rising
144 Bahrain 0.0% 2023 down 98.1% volatile
145 Cyprus 0.0% 2021 volatile
146 Singapore 0.0% 2022 down 90.1% volatile
147 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 99.5% falling
148 China 0.0% 2020 down 83.0% volatile
149 Mongolia 0.0% 2023 down 86.5% volatile
150 Korea 0.0% 2023 up 20.7% volatile
151 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
151 Liechtenstein 0.0% 2020 volatile
151 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
151 Monaco 0.0% 2020 volatile
151 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
151 North Macedonia 0.0% 2022 volatile
151 San Marino 0.0% 2023 volatile
151 Seychelles 0.0% 1993 volatile
151 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% falling
151 Uruguay 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
151 Cook Islands 0.0% 2021 volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 3,842 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release