Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
129
Highest
36.3%
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
1.4%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,806
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 36.3% in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4%, and the mean is 4.7%.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 544.4%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.3% | 1987 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.9% | 2008 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 30.2% | 2011 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 4 | Gabon | 28.6% | 1995 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 5 | Burundi | 28.4% | 2019 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 25.3% | 2023 | up 57.8% | falling |
| 7 | Mali | 24.7% | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 8 | Malawi | 23.2% | 2023 | up 45.2% | flat |
| 9 | Guinea | 23.1% | 2013 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 10 | Mauritania | 19.6% | 2019 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 18.1% | 1987 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 12 | Comoros | 17.1% | 2017 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.1% | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 14 | Namibia | 13.6% | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 15 | Uganda | 11.2% | 2016 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 11.0% | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 17 | Chad | 10.6% | 2021 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 10.6% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 19 | Bhutan | 10.4% | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Suriname | 10.2% | 2020 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 21 | Eswatini | 9.9% | 2022 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 22 | Libya | 9.8% | 1980 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 23 | Congo | 9.0% | 2007 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 24 | Benin | 9.0% | 2021 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 25 | Haiti | 7.4% | 1986 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.2% | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.4% | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 28 | Lesotho | 6.0% | 2023 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 29 | Yemen | 5.8% | 2012 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 30 | Lebanon | 5.6% | 2022 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 5.5% | 2012 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 32 | Jamaica | 5.4% | 2022 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 5.4% | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 5.1% | 2021 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | 4.5% | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 4.2% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 4.2% | 2019 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 4.2% | 2007 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 4.2% | 2023 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Iraq | 3.9% | 1999 | down 76.8% | falling |
| 41 | Tunisia | 3.8% | 2020 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Kiribati | 3.6% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 43 | Oman | 3.2% | 2016 | up 445.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3.1% | 2023 | up 198.5% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 3.1% | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2015 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Belize | 2.8% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 48 | Vanuatu | 2.6% | 2023 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 50 | Sudan | 2.4% | 2018 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 2.3% | 2007 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 53 | Gambia | 1.8% | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Liberia | 1.8% | 2021 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 1.7% | 2023 | up 96.0% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.7% | 2023 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 1.7% | 2022 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 58 | Spain | 1.6% | 2021 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cambodia | 1.6% | 2023 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 60 | Argentina | 1.6% | 2022 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 61 | Portugal | 1.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Barbados | 1.5% | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 63 | South Africa | 1.5% | 2022 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 1.4% | 2001 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Macau, China | 1.4% | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Honduras | 1.3% | 2023 | up 311.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominica | 1.3% | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Botswana | 1.3% | 2012 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 1.3% | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Chile | 1.2% | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.1% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Ghana | 1.0% | 2021 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Tuvalu | 0.9% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Greece | 0.9% | 2022 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Singapore | 0.8% | 2022 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 81 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 1984 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Panama | 0.8% | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 83 | Peru | 0.8% | 2016 | down 76.1% | falling |
| 84 | Guyana | 0.8% | 2008 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 86 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 0.6% | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 88 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2016 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6% | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2023 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2023 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Aruba | 0.4% | 2020 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 94 | Qatar | 0.4% | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 0.4% | 2018 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 97 | Uruguay | 0.4% | 2022 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Samoa | 0.4% | 2023 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Andorra | 0.4% | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahamas | 0.3% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3% | 2023 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2023 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Luxembourg | 0.3% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3% | 2019 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2023 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 0.2% | 2021 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2021 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Cuba | 0.1% | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Finland | 0.0% | 2021 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 118 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Hong Kong, China | 0.0% | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2023 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 122 | China | 0.0% | 2020 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 123 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 1989 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 124 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release