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

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
129
Highest
33.5%
Sao Tome and Principe
Lowest
0.0%
Timor-Leste
Median
2.0%
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,806

What the numbers show

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 33.5% in Sao Tome and Principe; the lowest is 0.0% in Timor-Leste.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 5.5%.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 713.1%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sao Tome and Principe 33.5% 2008 down 6.9% rising
2 Central African Republic 32.5% 2011 down 5.2% falling
3 Guinea-Bissau 30.9% 1987 up 510.5% rising
4 Gabon 29.3% 1995 down 26.2% falling
5 Burundi 27.6% 2019 down 39.6% falling
6 Niger 25.4% 2023 up 72.1% falling
7 Malawi 23.6% 2023 up 46.8% rising
8 Guinea 23.5% 2013 up 34.1% falling
9 Mali 23.0% 2016 down 5.6% falling
10 Mauritania 21.6% 2019 up 74.9% volatile
11 Belgium 21.5% 1987 down 25.1% falling
12 Namibia 17.8% 2023 up 17.7% rising
13 Comoros 14.5% 2017 down 50.2% falling
14 Côte d'Ivoire 14.5% 2023 down 36.3% falling
15 Libya 14.5% 1980 down 51.7% falling
16 Bhutan 13.8% 2023 up 89.1% falling
17 Cape Verde 13.4% 2021 up 35.1% volatile
18 Eswatini 12.6% 2022 down 33.3% rising
19 Uganda 11.8% 2016 down 27.6% falling
20 Cameroon 11.5% 2023 down 15.5% falling
21 Congo 10.8% 2007 down 53.8% falling
22 Suriname 10.4% 2020 down 39.1% falling
23 Lesotho 10.2% 2023 down 20.7% falling
24 Chad 10.0% 2021 down 59.6% falling
25 Burkina Faso 10.0% 2023 down 51.0% falling
26 Trinidad and Tobago 9.5% 2022 up 25.9% rising
27 Yemen 9.4% 2012 up 81.0% rising
28 Benin 8.9% 2021 down 18.4% falling
29 Lebanon 8.0% 2022 down 20.7% falling
30 Iraq 7.7% 1999 down 70.9% falling
31 Tunisia 7.2% 2020 down 30.1% volatile
32 Jamaica 7.1% 2022 down 29.1% rising
33 Algeria 6.9% 2007 down 63.4% falling
34 Haiti 6.8% 1986 down 40.6% falling
35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.2% 2020 down 20.6% falling
36 Kiribati 6.2% 2023 up 107.2% rising
37 Oman 6.1% 2016 up 713.1% falling
38 Ethiopia 5.9% 2023 down 7.5% falling
39 Zambia 5.8% 2012 down 19.5% rising
40 Mozambique 5.0% 2019 up 31.6% volatile
41 Morocco 4.9% 2023 down 58.0% falling
42 Senegal 4.8% 2023 up 0.6% volatile
43 Micronesia, Federated States of 4.7% 2023 up 90.3% rising
44 El Salvador 4.7% 2023 down 18.5% rising
45 Papua New Guinea 4.6% 2022 volatile
46 Dominican Republic 4.4% 2023 down 48.7% flat
47 Belize 4.3% 2023 down 22.6% falling
48 Rwanda 3.9% 2023 up 54.5% volatile
49 South Africa 3.8% 2022 down 49.5% falling
50 Vanuatu 3.6% 2023 down 66.4% volatile
51 Nicaragua 3.6% 2007 up 70.5% falling
52 Kenya 3.4% 2015 down 40.7% volatile
53 Tuvalu 3.4% 2022 volatile
54 Cambodia 3.3% 2023 up 87.6% falling
55 United Arab Emirates 3.2% 2001 down 27.1% falling
56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.8% 2023 down 39.6% volatile
57 Slovenia 2.8% 2022 up 86.7% rising
58 Sudan 2.5% 2018 down 40.4% falling
59 Guatemala 2.5% 2023 up 72.5% falling
60 Gambia 2.4% 2024 down 20.9% volatile
61 Botswana 2.3% 2012 down 19.3% rising
62 Dominica 2.3% 2024 down 51.0% volatile
63 Spain 2.2% 2021 down 62.7% falling
64 Portugal 2.2% 2020 volatile
65 Honduras 2.0% 2023 up 312.2% volatile
66 Liberia 1.9% 2021 down 45.4% falling
67 Saint Lucia 1.8% 2023 up 22.9% rising
68 Barbados 1.7% 2023 down 67.8% volatile
69 Jordan 1.7% 2023 up 54.2% volatile
70 Chile 1.6% 2023 down 71.2% falling
71 Syrian Arab Republic 1.5% 2023 falling
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5% 2021 down 8.8% volatile
73 Macau, China 1.5% 2023 down 71.2% volatile
74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.4% 2023 down 47.2% volatile
75 Argentina 1.4% 2022 down 32.2% falling
76 Latvia 1.4% 2023 up 6.2% volatile
77 Egypt 1.3% 2023 down 80.2% volatile
78 Israel 1.2% 2023 down 39.1% flat
79 Paraguay 1.2% 2023 down 28.1% falling
80 Togo 1.2% 2023 down 90.1% volatile
81 British Virgin Islands 1.2% 2023 down 87.6% volatile
82 Switzerland 1.2% 2021 down 16.6% falling
83 Qatar 1.1% 2023 down 73.7% volatile
84 Panama 1.1% 2022 down 27.8% falling
85 Sierra Leone 1.0% 2023 down 59.4% volatile
86 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% 2016 down 28.8% falling
87 Philippines 1.0% 2023 up 119.7% falling
88 Guyana 1.0% 2008 down 26.1% volatile
89 Estonia 1.0% 2023 up 13.9% volatile
90 Peru 1.0% 2016 down 72.7% falling
91 Netherlands 1.0% 1984 up 21.5% rising
92 Greece 0.9% 2022 up 26.3% volatile
93 Poland 0.8% 2018 down 29.7% falling
94 Singapore 0.8% 2022 down 60.5% volatile
95 Aruba 0.7% 2020 down 49.8% falling
96 Andorra 0.7% 2023 down 7.4% volatile
97 Ghana 0.6% 2021 down 76.8% volatile
98 Mexico 0.6% 2023 up 177.1% volatile
99 Uruguay 0.6% 2022 down 62.0% volatile
100 Luxembourg 0.6% 2020 volatile
101 Samoa 0.5% 2023 down 3.5% flat
102 Thailand 0.5% 2024 down 71.2% volatile
103 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% 2023 up 91.1% volatile
104 Zimbabwe 0.4% 2023 down 78.3% volatile
105 Fiji 0.4% 2023 up 141.2% volatile
106 Denmark 0.4% 2023 down 40.5% volatile
107 Ecuador 0.3% 2023 down 70.4% volatile
108 Costa Rica 0.3% 2023 down 82.4% volatile
109 Bahamas 0.2% 2018 volatile
110 Tonga 0.2% 2023 down 98.4% volatile
111 Saudi Arabia 0.2% 2021 down 28.0% volatile
112 Georgia 0.2% 2023 down 43.1% volatile
113 Mauritius 0.2% 2023 down 96.8% volatile
114 Cuba 0.2% 2023 down 54.5% volatile
115 Sweden 0.2% 2023 volatile
116 Finland 0.1% 2021 down 38.2% falling
117 Cyprus 0.1% 2021 volatile
118 Bahrain 0.1% 2023 down 88.1% volatile
119 Solomon Islands 0.0% 2023 down 98.0% volatile
120 Malta 0.0% 2021 down 51.8% volatile
121 Hong Kong, China 0.0% 2023 up 7.7% volatile
122 Brunei Darussalam 0.0% 2023 down 86.0% volatile
123 Republic of Korea 0.0% 2023 down 28.1% volatile
124 China 0.0% 2020 down 51.2% volatile
125 Indonesia 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile
125 Maldives 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
125 New Caledonia 0.0% 1989 down 100.0% volatile
125 Seychelles 0.0% 1991 volatile
125 Timor-Leste 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
136 places, 2,806 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release