Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number) by country

Name: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.

Countries reporting

Highest

31,124 number

Mozambique

Lowest

0 number

Antigua and Barbuda

Median

81 number

Years covered

1970–2019

Data points

585

What the numbers show

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 31,124 number in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 number in Antigua and Barbuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 81 number, and the mean is 3,601 number.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 733.3%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 100.0%).

Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Mozambique	31,124 number	2019	up 28.5%	rising
2	South Africa	29,591 number	2018	up 8.7%	flat
3	Uganda	18,296 number	2017	down 21.1%	rising
4	Zambia	14,360 number	2013	down 15.9%	volatile
5	Argentina	7,543 number	1997	—	volatile
6	Namibia	2,763 number	2018	down 33.9%	rising
7	Lesotho	2,221 number	2016	down 3.1%	rising
8	Cameroon	1,528 number	1991	down 3.5%	rising
9	Algeria	1,518 number	1986	down 92.5%	falling
10	Eswatini	848 number	2018	up 5.9%	falling
11	Trinidad and Tobago	670 number	2010	down 76.1%	volatile
12	Brunei Darussalam	363 number	1984	up 126.9%	falling
13	Bhutan	222 number	2017	up 7.2%	falling
14	Tanzania, United Republic of	175 number	2019	up 733.3%	volatile
15	Denmark	167 number	2018	—	rising
16	Ireland	81 number	2018	down 51.5%	falling
17	Grenada	80 number	2018	down 49.7%	volatile
18	Botswana	45 number	2013	up 32.4%	volatile
19	Saint Lucia	32 number	2019	down 61.9%	volatile
20	Dominica	6 number	2016	up 100.0%	volatile
21	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5 number	2016	up 150.0%	volatile
22	Maldives	1 number	2019	down 99.8%	volatile
22	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 number	2018	down 98.6%	volatile
24	Malta	0 number	2013	—	volatile
24	Kiribati	0 number	1997	down 100.0%	volatile
24	Tunisia	0 number	2017	—	volatile
24	Iceland	0 number	2018	—	flat
24	Cyprus	0 number	2014	—	volatile
24	British Virgin Islands	0 number	2018	down 100.0%	volatile
24	Bahamas	0 number	2018	—	flat
24	Antigua and Barbuda	0 number	2018	down 100.0%	volatile

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 31 places, 585 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.