Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%) by country
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.
Countries reporting
145
Highest
34.8%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
2.1%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,216
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 34.8% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.1%, and the mean is 5.3%.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 1,944.6%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.8% | 1987 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 2 | Gabon | 27.7% | 2002 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 26.4% | 2018 | down 36.1% | flat |
| 4 | Mali | 23.9% | 2012 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 5 | Iraq | 22.1% | 1999 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 6 | Malawi | 21.9% | 2018 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 7 | Congo | 21.6% | 2007 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 21.0% | 2011 | — | falling |
| 9 | Benin | 19.9% | 2018 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 18.5% | 2017 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 18.5% | 2017 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 16.8% | 2018 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 13 | Libya | 15.6% | 1980 | up 1,851.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.1% | 2011 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 15 | Tunisia | 14.9% | 2016 | up 464.6% | falling |
| 16 | New Caledonia | 14.7% | 1989 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 17 | Mozambique | 14.3% | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 18 | Haiti | 14.3% | 1986 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 19 | Togo | 13.7% | 2014 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.6% | 2016 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 21 | Cameroon | 13.5% | 2018 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Comoros | 12.9% | 2017 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 12.6% | 2017 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 24 | Suriname | 12.3% | 2018 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.3% | 2017 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 26 | Uganda | 10.9% | 2016 | down 29.3% | flat |
| 27 | Rwanda | 10.7% | 2018 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Bhutan | 10.1% | 2017 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 10.1% | 2008 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 30 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.0% | 2014 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 31 | Yemen | 9.4% | 2012 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho | 9.0% | 2015 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 8.6% | 2018 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 34 | Eritrea | 8.5% | 2017 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 7.7% | 2019 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 7.7% | 2009 | — | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 7.6% | 2014 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 6.8% | 2018 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Guinea | 6.7% | 2013 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 40 | Lebanon | 6.5% | 2018 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 41 | Aruba | 6.2% | 2013 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 42 | Oman | 6.1% | 2016 | up 514.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 6.0% | 2015 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 44 | South Africa | 6.0% | 2017 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.9% | 2009 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 5.7% | 2018 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 47 | Belize | 5.6% | 2017 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 48 | Solomon Islands | 5.6% | 2017 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% | 2018 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 5.2% | 2007 | up 63.7% | falling |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 5.1% | 1984 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 5.0% | 2012 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 4.4% | 2013 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 4.4% | 2016 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 55 | Gambia | 4.3% | 2018 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 3.6% | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 57 | France | 3.4% | 1999 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 58 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2016 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 59 | Cambodia | 3.3% | 2018 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 3.3% | 2017 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 61 | Kenya | 3.3% | 2014 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 62 | Algeria | 3.3% | 2018 | up 1,944.6% | falling |
| 63 | Mauritania | 3.2% | 2016 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9% | 2017 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 65 | Chile | 2.8% | 2017 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 66 | Botswana | 2.7% | 2012 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Sudan | 2.6% | 2016 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.4% | 2001 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 2.3% | 2011 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 70 | Egypt | 2.3% | 2018 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Peru | 2.2% | 2016 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 2.1% | 2016 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 73 | Grenada | 2.1% | 2017 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Macau, China | 2.1% | 2018 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Qatar | 2.0% | 2018 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.0% | 2017 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 77 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.0% | 2016 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 78 | Dominica | 2.0% | 2015 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 2.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 1.9% | 2014 | down 86.3% | falling |
| 81 | Ghana | 1.7% | 2017 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% | 2017 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Belgium | 1.6% | 2017 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Pakistan | 1.6% | 2018 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 85 | Panama | 1.6% | 2013 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 86 | Uruguay | 1.5% | 2016 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 1.5% | 2016 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Türkiye | 1.3% | 2011 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 89 | Bahamas | 1.2% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 1.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Jordan | 1.2% | 2018 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands | 1.2% | 1984 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 93 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1% | 2014 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2016 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2017 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 97 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2017 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 98 | Belarus | 0.8% | 1989 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Andorra | 0.8% | 2018 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2017 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 101 | Switzerland | 0.8% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 102 | Israel | 0.7% | 2017 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.7% | 2016 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2017 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Poland | 0.7% | 2017 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | 0.6% | 2008 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2018 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 0.6% | 2018 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 112 | Latvia | 0.5% | 2017 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Cuba | 0.5% | 2018 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 114 | India | 0.5% | 2016 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2015 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 117 | Greece | 0.4% | 2017 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4% | 2018 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Estonia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Malta | 0.3% | 2016 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2018 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2018 | up 293.6% | rising |
| 125 | Liechtenstein | 0.3% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Myanmar | 0.3% | 2017 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2018 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Hong Kong, China | 0.3% | 2018 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Italy | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 130 | Samoa | 0.2% | 2018 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2018 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Kiribati | 0.1% | 1996 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2018 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 134 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Viet Nam | 0.1% | 2014 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Finland | 0.1% | 2017 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 137 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2018 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2017 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 139 | China | 0.0% | 2018 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2009 | down 100.0% | flat |
| 141 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1993 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.