Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) by country
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous...
Countries reporting
165
Highest
91.4%
Eswatini
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
3.5%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,106
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) is currently reported for 165 countries. The highest value is 91.4% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5%, and the mean is 7.5%.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 11,265.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 91.4% | 2017 | up 780.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iraq | 38.8% | 1999 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 32.5% | 2012 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.5% | 1984 | up 146.1% | rising |
| 5 | Burundi | 29.9% | 2018 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Tunisia | 28.8% | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Algeria | 28.5% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mali | 28.0% | 2016 | up 53.6% | falling |
| 9 | Portugal | 26.9% | 1985 | up 11,265.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 26.9% | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 26.9% | 2009 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 12 | Morocco | 26.3% | 2018 | up 136.4% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 22.9% | 2015 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 14 | Libya | 22.7% | 1980 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 15 | Senegal | 20.7% | 2014 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 16 | Chad | 20.7% | 2017 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 20.6% | 2018 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 18 | Eritrea | 20.4% | 2017 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 19 | Togo | 19.9% | 2018 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 20 | Niger | 19.8% | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 21 | Congo | 19.5% | 2011 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.7% | 2016 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 24 | Suriname | 17.7% | 2018 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 17.5% | 2017 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 26 | Guyana | 17.4% | 2009 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 16.5% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 28 | Grenada | 16.5% | 2016 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea | 15.7% | 2013 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 30 | Lesotho | 15.4% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 31 | Aruba | 15.1% | 2013 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 32 | Malawi | 14.7% | 2011 | up 54.1% | flat |
| 33 | New Caledonia | 13.7% | 1989 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 12.4% | 2007 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.8% | 2017 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 11.7% | 2017 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 37 | Mozambique | 11.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 38 | Dominica | 11.3% | 2014 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 39 | Panama | 11.1% | 2011 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bhutan | 10.8% | 2017 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 41 | Lebanon | 10.7% | 2018 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.0% | 2017 | up 509.7% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 9.6% | 2016 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 44 | Barbados | 9.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Madagascar | 9.0% | 2018 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 8.9% | 2018 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 47 | Macao | 8.7% | 2018 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 48 | Cameroon | 8.4% | 2015 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 8.2% | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 50 | Honduras | 8.2% | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.1% | 2018 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 52 | Haiti | 7.7% | 1990 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 53 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 7.7% | 2016 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 54 | British Virgin Islands | 7.4% | 2017 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 55 | Belize | 7.3% | 2018 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 7.3% | 2014 | down 51.6% | flat |
| 57 | El Salvador | 7.0% | 2017 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Greece | 6.9% | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 6.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 6.6% | 2018 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 61 | Rwanda | 6.0% | 2018 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | 5.8% | 2018 | up 265.1% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 5.8% | 2017 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 64 | Zambia | 5.5% | 2012 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 5.4% | 2018 | up 104.3% | falling |
| 66 | Chile | 5.1% | 2017 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritania | 5.0% | 2018 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 68 | Nepal | 4.7% | 2016 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 69 | Kenya | 4.6% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 70 | Hong Kong | 4.5% | 2018 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4% | 2018 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Kiribati | 4.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Djibouti | 4.2% | 2019 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 74 | Thailand | 4.2% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 4.0% | 2018 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 76 | Sudan | 4.0% | 2015 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 4.0% | 2017 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 78 | Qatar | 4.0% | 2018 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 3.9% | 2017 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 80 | Cambodia | 3.9% | 2018 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 81 | Italy | 3.7% | 2017 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 82 | Gambia | 3.6% | 2018 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 83 | Kuwait | 3.5% | 2018 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 3.5% | 2017 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2017 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Cuba | 3.3% | 2018 | up 837.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 3.1% | 2017 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 88 | Philippines | 2.9% | 2017 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 2.9% | 2018 | down 81.3% | rising |
| 90 | Hungary | 2.9% | 2017 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 91 | Austria | 2.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.6% | 2016 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 93 | Jordan | 2.6% | 2018 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 2.4% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.4% | 2018 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Netherlands | 2.3% | 2009 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.3% | 2018 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 98 | Paraguay | 2.2% | 2011 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 2.1% | 2018 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Ghana | 2.1% | 2018 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9% | 2013 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | 1.8% | 2017 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 103 | Syria | 1.7% | 2012 | down 86.5% | falling |
| 104 | Serbia | 1.7% | 2018 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 105 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2018 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 106 | Türkiye | 1.7% | 2017 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Palestine, State of | 1.6% | 2018 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 108 | Poland | 1.6% | 2017 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 109 | Latvia | 1.5% | 2017 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.5% | 2013 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 1.5% | 2017 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 112 | Estonia | 1.5% | 2017 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Bahrain | 1.4% | 2018 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | 1.3% | 2017 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Czechia | 1.3% | 2017 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 116 | Mauritius | 1.3% | 2018 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 117 | Albania | 1.2% | 2018 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2017 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 119 | Switzerland | 1.2% | 2017 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2017 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Jamaica | 1.1% | 2018 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Israel | 1.1% | 2017 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2016 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 604.8% | rising |
| 125 | Myanmar | 1.0% | 2016 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 0.9% | 2017 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 127 | France | 0.9% | 2017 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 0.8% | 2017 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Andorra | 0.7% | 2018 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2017 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2018 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 132 | Singapore | 0.6% | 2017 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2018 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 134 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Samoa | 0.6% | 2018 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 136 | Liechtenstein | 0.5% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2015 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2017 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2017 | up 1,277.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Indonesia | 0.4% | 2016 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 141 | India | 0.4% | 2016 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2009 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | down 85.3% | falling |
| 144 | Finland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 145 | Ireland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2018 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2017 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 0.2% | 2016 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 150 | Malta | 0.2% | 2017 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Botswana | 0.1% | 2013 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 154 | Maldives | 0.1% | 2018 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 155 | China | 0.1% | 2015 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2017 | up 373.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2018 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 162 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1999 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.