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Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
134
Highest
32.7%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
Timor-Leste
Median
1.8%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
3,274

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 32.7% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in Timor-Leste.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 5.0%.

Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 600.7%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Guinea-Bissau 32.7% 1987 up 293.6% rising
2 Central African Republic 31.6% 2011 down 6.4% falling
3 Burundi 28.0% 2019 down 42.4% falling
4 Niger 25.4% 2023 up 65.6% falling
5 Mali 23.8% 2016 down 6.5% falling
6 Malawi 23.4% 2023 up 45.9% rising
7 Guinea 23.3% 2013 up 24.8% falling
8 Djibouti 21.8% 2004 down 42.3% falling
9 Mauritania 20.5% 2019 up 66.0% volatile
10 Belgium 19.8% 1987 down 28.3% falling
11 Gabon 19.3% 2002 down 33.4% falling
12 Sao Tome and Principe 16.0% 2016 down 55.9% falling
13 Comoros 15.8% 2017 down 41.9% falling
14 Namibia 15.7% 2023 up 17.3% flat
15 Côte d'Ivoire 14.3% 2023 down 36.9% falling
16 Libya 12.4% 1980 down 57.3% falling
17 Bhutan 12.0% 2023 up 91.3% volatile
18 Uganda 11.5% 2016 down 28.2% falling
19 Eswatini 11.3% 2022 down 37.6% rising
20 Cameroon 11.1% 2023 down 15.9% falling
21 Burkina Faso 10.6% 2023 down 53.0% falling
22 Suriname 10.3% 2020 down 41.5% falling
23 Chad 10.3% 2021 down 59.4% falling
24 Congo 9.9% 2007 down 57.3% falling
25 Cape Verde 9.4% 2021 up 14.0% volatile
26 Benin 8.9% 2021 down 19.5% falling
27 Trinidad and Tobago 8.4% 2022 up 23.0% rising
28 Lesotho 8.1% 2023 down 29.2% falling
29 Yemen 7.9% 2012 up 70.7% rising
30 Haiti 7.1% 1986 down 29.5% falling
31 Lebanon 6.8% 2022 down 22.6% falling
32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.3% 2020 down 21.6% falling
33 Sri Lanka 6.3% 1985 down 41.4% falling
34 Jamaica 6.3% 2022 down 32.0% flat
35 Iraq 6.1% 1999 down 72.8% falling
36 Zambia 5.7% 2012 down 37.2% volatile
37 Ethiopia 5.7% 2023 down 2.9% falling
38 Algeria 5.6% 2007 down 62.9% falling
39 Tunisia 5.6% 2020 down 33.3% volatile
40 Kiribati 4.9% 2023 up 67.8% rising
41 Oman 4.7% 2016 up 600.7% falling
42 Senegal 4.6% 2023 up 9.4% volatile
43 Mozambique 4.6% 2019 up 28.2% volatile
44 Papua New Guinea 4.4% 2022 — volatile
45 Afghanistan 4.2% 2015 — volatile
46 Rwanda 4.1% 2023 up 51.4% volatile
47 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.0% 2023 up 120.1% rising
48 El Salvador 3.9% 2023 down 16.0% rising
49 Morocco 3.8% 2023 down 59.7% falling
50 Belize 3.6% 2023 down 21.2% falling
51 Dominican Republic 3.2% 2023 down 47.3% falling
52 Kenya 3.2% 2015 down 41.8% volatile
53 Vanuatu 3.1% 2023 down 66.4% volatile
54 Nicaragua 2.9% 2007 up 62.8% falling
55 South Africa 2.7% 2022 down 56.3% falling
56 Cambodia 2.5% 2023 up 70.0% falling
57 Sudan 2.5% 2018 down 40.9% falling
58 United Arab Emirates 2.3% 2001 down 24.7% volatile
59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.3% 2023 down 38.8% volatile
60 Slovenia 2.2% 2022 up 95.9% rising
61 Tuvalu 2.2% 2022 — volatile
62 Grenada 2.1% 2017 up 5.8% falling
63 Guatemala 2.1% 2023 up 80.5% falling
64 Gambia 2.1% 2024 down 29.0% volatile
65 Spain 1.9% 2021 down 62.6% falling
66 Portugal 1.9% 2020 — volatile
67 Liberia 1.8% 2021 down 51.6% falling
68 Dominica 1.8% 2024 down 46.2% falling
69 Botswana 1.8% 2012 down 26.2% volatile
70 Honduras 1.6% 2023 up 312.8% volatile
71 Barbados 1.6% 2023 down 65.9% volatile
72 Argentina 1.5% 2022 down 14.4% falling
73 Macau, China 1.4% 2023 down 66.1% volatile
74 Chile 1.4% 2023 down 69.2% volatile
75 Syrian Arab Republic 1.3% 2023 — falling
76 Saint Lucia 1.3% 2023 up 13.4% rising
77 Jordan 1.3% 2023 up 25.3% volatile
78 Togo 1.2% 2023 down 90.4% volatile
79 Egypt 1.1% 2023 down 79.0% volatile
80 Sierra Leone 1.1% 2023 down 60.5% volatile
81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.0% 2023 down 21.8% falling
82 Paraguay 1.0% 2023 down 21.9% volatile
83 Latvia 1.0% 2023 down 3.3% volatile
84 Israel 0.9% 2023 down 38.5% falling
85 Estonia 0.9% 2023 up 36.5% volatile
86 Panama 0.9% 2022 down 20.3% falling
87 Switzerland 0.9% 2021 down 19.5% falling
88 Guyana 0.9% 2008 down 54.8% volatile
89 Peru 0.9% 2016 down 74.3% falling
90 Greece 0.9% 2022 up 33.5% volatile
91 Netherlands 0.9% 1984 up 11.3% rising
92 Singapore 0.8% 2022 down 56.9% volatile
93 Ghana 0.8% 2021 down 70.0% volatile
94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8% 2021 up 46.8% volatile
95 Qatar 0.8% 2023 down 78.3% volatile
96 Philippines 0.7% 2023 up 130.3% falling
97 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7% 2018 down 88.6% volatile
98 Poland 0.6% 2018 down 27.3% volatile
99 British Virgin Islands 0.6% 2023 down 92.5% volatile
100 Andorra 0.5% 2023 down 45.0% volatile
101 Uruguay 0.5% 2022 down 62.4% volatile
102 Mexico 0.5% 2023 up 179.3% volatile
103 Samoa 0.5% 2023 up 1.7% falling
104 Fiji 0.5% 2023 up 256.4% volatile
105 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4% 2023 up 85.7% volatile
106 Luxembourg 0.4% 2020 — volatile
107 Denmark 0.4% 2023 down 28.8% volatile
108 Thailand 0.4% 2024 down 66.7% volatile
109 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023 down 79.5% volatile
110 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 down 70.4% volatile
111 Bahamas 0.3% 2018 — volatile
112 Costa Rica 0.3% 2023 down 81.0% volatile
113 Georgia 0.2% 2023 down 27.4% falling
114 Tonga 0.2% 2023 down 98.5% volatile
115 Finland 0.2% 2023 up 13.3% flat
116 Brunei Darussalam 0.2% 2023 up 1.4% volatile
117 Mauritius 0.2% 2023 down 96.8% volatile
118 Aruba 0.2% 2021 down 88.0% volatile
119 Sweden 0.1% 2023 — volatile
120 Malta 0.1% 2021 down 82.1% volatile
121 Cuba 0.1% 2023 down 50.9% volatile
122 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2023 down 86.2% volatile
123 Saudi Arabia 0.1% 2021 down 51.9% volatile
124 Cyprus 0.1% 2021 up 161.8% volatile
125 Bahrain 0.1% 2023 down 88.7% volatile
126 Hong Kong, China 0.0% 2023 up 3.3% volatile
127 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 98.6% volatile
128 Korea 0.0% 2023 down 8.2% volatile
129 China 0.0% 2020 down 35.2% falling
130 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
130 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
130 New Caledonia 0.0% 1989 down 100.0% volatile
130 Seychelles 0.0% 1993 — volatile
130 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
142 places, 3,274 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release