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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
152
Highest
36.5%
Rwanda
Lowest
0.0%
Timor-Leste
Median
1.9%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,263

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 36.5% in Rwanda; the lowest is 0.0% in Timor-Leste.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.9%, and the mean is 5.2%.

Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 2,095.7%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Rwanda 36.5% 2023 up 123.3% volatile
2 Guinea-Bissau 33.5% 1987 up 79.5% rising
3 Burundi 30.6% 2019 down 23.5% falling
4 Gabon 30.1% 1995 up 24.7% rising
5 Malawi 27.7% 2023 up 57.3% volatile
6 Mali 26.7% 2016 up 9.8% falling
7 Iraq 25.0% 1999 down 27.9% falling
8 Bhutan 23.6% 2023 up 130.0% rising
9 Congo 22.8% 2007 down 26.1% rising
10 Namibia 21.2% 2023 down 13.6% falling
11 Central African Republic 20.4% 2011 falling
12 Sao Tome and Principe 18.5% 2008 down 26.5% rising
13 Libya 17.3% 1980 up 2,095.7% volatile
14 Equatorial Guinea 16.7% 2011 down 46.7% falling
15 New Caledonia 16.2% 1989 down 26.5% falling
16 Suriname 15.5% 2020 down 11.7% falling
17 Côte d'Ivoire 15.1% 2023 down 34.6% falling
18 Mozambique 14.8% 2019 down 6.1% falling
19 Madagascar 13.8% 2023 down 0.5% falling
20 Haiti 13.5% 1986 down 30.2% falling
21 Lesotho 12.8% 2023 down 20.8% falling
22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.3% 2020 up 2.9% falling
23 Chad 11.9% 2021 down 48.1% falling
24 Cameroon 11.7% 2023 down 6.1% falling
25 Eswatini 11.5% 2022 down 46.0% rising
26 Tunisia 11.2% 2020 up 183.8% falling
27 Uganda 11.1% 2016 down 29.7% falling
28 Yemen 10.9% 2012 up 83.5% rising
29 Eritrea 9.9% 2017 down 9.5% falling
30 Lebanon 9.3% 2022 down 12.8% falling
31 Oman 7.4% 2016 up 467.1% falling
32 Mauritania 7.4% 2019 up 12.7% volatile
33 Benin 7.0% 2021 down 55.7% falling
34 Niger 6.9% 2023 up 67.1% falling
35 Nepal 6.7% 2024 up 25.7% falling
36 Guatemala 6.5% 2023 up 46.2% falling
37 Trinidad and Tobago 6.5% 2022 down 5.8% rising
38 Dominican Republic 6.4% 2023 down 30.8% rising
39 Micronesia, Federated States of 6.3% 2023 up 73.4% rising
40 Nicaragua 6.3% 2007 up 67.0% falling
41 Guinea 6.3% 2013 down 24.9% falling
42 Morocco 5.9% 2023 down 38.8% volatile
43 Ethiopia 5.8% 2023 down 27.0% rising
44 Belize 5.6% 2023 down 15.2% falling
45 South Africa 5.2% 2022 down 44.8% falling
46 Zambia 5.2% 2012 down 19.7% volatile
47 Papua New Guinea 4.7% 2022 volatile
48 Palau 4.5% 2023 up 55.7% volatile
49 Cambodia 4.4% 2023 up 79.3% volatile
50 El Salvador 4.1% 2023 down 32.0% rising
51 Colombia 4.1% 2021 up 55.2% volatile
52 Aruba 4.0% 2020 down 23.5% falling
53 Kiribati 3.7% 2023 up 77.9% rising
54 Botswana 3.2% 2012 down 8.7% volatile
55 Honduras 3.2% 2023 up 192.9% volatile
56 Vanuatu 3.1% 2023 down 71.9% volatile
57 Kenya 3.1% 2015 down 45.9% volatile
58 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.1% 2023 down 31.9% falling
59 Djibouti 2.9% 2022 falling
60 Romania 2.8% 2022 rising
61 Gambia 2.7% 2024 down 16.1% volatile
62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.6% 2016 down 31.4% volatile
63 Burkina Faso 2.5% 2023 down 53.5% falling
64 Peru 2.5% 2016 down 63.5% falling
65 Marshall Islands 2.4% 2023 falling
66 Portugal 2.4% 2020 falling
67 Antigua and Barbuda 2.4% 2018 down 18.1% falling
68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.4% 2022 up 75.3% volatile
69 Sudan 2.3% 2018 down 48.1% falling
70 Senegal 2.2% 2023 up 10.2% volatile
71 Costa Rica 2.2% 2023 down 36.2% falling
72 India 2.2% 2024 up 276.6% volatile
73 Syrian Arab Republic 2.2% 2023 falling
74 Dominica 2.1% 2024 down 56.3% falling
75 Argentina 2.1% 2022 down 26.8% falling
76 Macau, China 2.0% 2023 down 67.5% volatile
77 Sierra Leone 1.9% 2023 down 84.0% volatile
78 Panama 1.8% 2022 down 39.5% falling
79 Pakistan 1.8% 2023 down 38.9% falling
80 Spain 1.8% 2021 volatile
81 Cape Verde 1.7% 2021 down 80.6% volatile
82 Qatar 1.6% 2023 down 68.5% volatile
83 Paraguay 1.6% 2023 down 46.4% falling
84 Belgium 1.6% 2022 down 31.6% volatile
85 Jamaica 1.6% 2022 down 23.0% falling
86 Chile 1.5% 2023 down 73.2% volatile
87 Jordan 1.5% 2023 up 118.2% volatile
88 Philippines 1.4% 2023 up 35.1% flat
89 Netherlands 1.4% 1984 up 11.2% flat
90 Bahamas 1.3% 2018 volatile
91 Slovenia 1.2% 2022 up 51.8% rising
92 Barbados 1.2% 2023 rising
93 Israel 1.1% 2023 down 46.1% falling
94 Egypt 1.1% 2023 down 73.7% volatile
95 Latvia 1.0% 2023 up 15.5% volatile
96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% 2023 down 47.9% falling
97 Bangladesh 1.0% 2023 down 86.5% volatile
98 Mexico 0.9% 2023 up 11.6% volatile
99 Poland 0.9% 2018 down 51.7% falling
100 Greece 0.9% 2022 up 24.3% volatile
101 Uruguay 0.9% 2021 down 74.1% falling
102 Switzerland 0.8% 2021 down 19.7% falling
103 Türkiye 0.8% 2011 down 52.3% falling
104 Algeria 0.8% 2024 down 82.7% falling
105 Andorra 0.7% 2022 down 7.1% volatile
106 Estonia 0.7% 2023 up 41.5% volatile
107 Guyana 0.7% 2008 down 47.6% falling
108 Albania 0.7% 2023 down 13.6% falling
109 Czechia 0.6% 2021 up 18.5% falling
110 Ghana 0.5% 2021 down 73.7% volatile
111 Fiji 0.5% 2023 up 257.6% volatile
112 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5% 2022 down 56.3% volatile
113 Zimbabwe 0.5% 2023 down 68.3% volatile
114 Samoa 0.4% 2023 up 87.4% volatile
115 Cuba 0.4% 2023 down 56.5% volatile
116 Hong Kong, China 0.4% 2023 up 9.4% volatile
117 Saint Lucia 0.4% 2023 down 42.6% volatile
118 Denmark 0.4% 2023 down 19.4% volatile
119 Thailand 0.4% 2024 down 83.2% volatile
120 Myanmar 0.3% 2017 up 106.2% volatile
121 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% 2024 down 65.4% volatile
122 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 down 67.3% volatile
123 Togo 0.3% 2023 down 97.7% volatile
124 Georgia 0.2% 2023 down 18.9% volatile
125 Italy 0.2% 2022 down 23.9% falling
126 Tonga 0.2% 2022 volatile
127 United Arab Emirates 0.2% 2018 down 92.9% falling
128 Montenegro 0.1% 2021 up 137.4% volatile
129 Sweden 0.1% 2023 volatile
130 Malta 0.1% 2021 up 159.3% volatile
131 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2023 down 56.7% volatile
132 Viet Nam 0.1% 2023 down 4.8% volatile
133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% 2022 down 60.9% volatile
134 Saudi Arabia 0.1% 2020 down 88.0% volatile
135 Luxembourg 0.1% 2020 volatile
136 Brunei Darussalam 0.1% 2023 down 24.3% volatile
137 Finland 0.1% 2021 down 74.1% falling
138 Mongolia 0.0% 2022 up 11.3% volatile
139 Cyprus 0.0% 2021 volatile
140 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 99.8% rising
141 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 99.3% falling
142 Singapore 0.0% 2022 down 88.7% volatile
143 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 up 68.6% volatile
144 China 0.0% 2020 down 85.2% volatile
145 Bahrain 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
145 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
145 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
145 Monaco 0.0% 2020 volatile
145 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
145 North Macedonia 0.0% 2022 volatile
145 Seychelles 0.0% 1991 volatile
145 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
163 places, 3,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release