Repetition rate in Grade 3 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
148
Highest
48.2%
Mali
Lowest
0.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Median
2.6%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,514
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 48.2% in Mali; the lowest is 0.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.6%, and the mean is 6.6%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 571.8%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 95.8%).
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 48.2% | 2016 | up 158.7% | falling |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.0% | 2016 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | Iraq | 36.5% | 1999 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.3% | 1984 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 5 | Morocco | 30.1% | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 29.8% | 2017 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 7 | Eritrea | 28.8% | 2017 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 26.8% | 2015 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 9 | Togo | 24.2% | 2018 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 10 | Senegal | 22.6% | 2014 | up 106.9% | rising |
| 11 | Niger | 22.1% | 2018 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 21.9% | 2009 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 21.7% | 2012 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 19.6% | 2016 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 15 | Burundi | 18.2% | 2018 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 18.0% | 2018 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 17 | Congo | 16.6% | 2009 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 18 | Chad | 16.6% | 2017 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 19 | Dominica | 16.4% | 2014 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 16.3% | 2018 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.2% | 2014 | up 363.1% | rising |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 16.1% | 2018 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 23 | Grenada | 14.9% | 2016 | up 320.8% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Tunisia | 13.8% | 2017 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 13.7% | 2011 | — | rising |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.0% | 2008 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 13.0% | 1989 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 29 | Lesotho | 12.2% | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 30 | Suriname | 12.1% | 2018 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 12.1% | 2017 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritius | 11.4% | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 11.2% | 2014 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 34 | Guyana | 10.5% | 2009 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 10.4% | 2015 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 10.3% | 1991 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 37 | Kiribati | 9.3% | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 9.0% | 2007 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 39 | Bhutan | 9.0% | 2017 | up 77.5% | falling |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.5% | 2018 | up 49.7% | falling |
| 41 | Namibia | 8.4% | 2012 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Belize | 8.4% | 2018 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 43 | Madagascar | 7.5% | 2018 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 44 | Eswatini | 7.2% | 2016 | up 79.7% | falling |
| 45 | Haiti | 6.8% | 1990 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 46 | British Virgin Islands | 6.2% | 2017 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 5.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 48 | Lebanon | 5.5% | 2018 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 49 | Mauritania | 5.4% | 2016 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 50 | Macao | 5.3% | 2018 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 51 | Djibouti | 5.0% | 2019 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 52 | Syria | 5.0% | 2012 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 53 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.7% | 2016 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 4.6% | 2016 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 55 | Oman | 4.5% | 2018 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 4.4% | 2017 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 4.4% | 2018 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 4.3% | 2018 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 4.2% | 2011 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 60 | Jordan | 4.0% | 2018 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 3.9% | 2018 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.7% | 2013 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 3.6% | 2018 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 3.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 3.3% | 2018 | up 67.6% | falling |
| 66 | Gambia | 3.2% | 2018 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 67 | Singapore | 3.1% | 1983 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 3.1% | 2017 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 69 | Qatar | 3.0% | 2018 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Germany | 2.8% | 2017 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 71 | Malawi | 2.8% | 2012 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 2.7% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Hungary | 2.6% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 2.6% | 2017 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 2.6% | 2017 | up 59.8% | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 2.4% | 2017 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 77 | Colombia | 2.4% | 2017 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 2.3% | 2017 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 2.2% | 2016 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 2.2% | 2017 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 81 | El Salvador | 2.2% | 2017 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 2.0% | 2017 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 2.0% | 2018 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 84 | Jamaica | 2.0% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 85 | Latvia | 1.9% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 86 | Palestine, State of | 1.9% | 2018 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 1.8% | 2013 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Cyprus | 1.8% | 2017 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Switzerland | 1.8% | 2017 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 90 | Kuwait | 1.8% | 2018 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Türkiye | 1.6% | 2017 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 1.6% | 2018 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 93 | Bangladesh | 1.6% | 2015 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Fiji | 1.5% | 2015 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 1.5% | 2018 | up 571.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Bahrain | 1.4% | 2018 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.4% | 2018 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 1.4% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 99 | Andorra | 1.4% | 2018 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Denmark | 1.3% | 2017 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 101 | San Marino | 1.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | 1.2% | 2018 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Uganda | 1.2% | 2016 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 104 | Pakistan | 1.2% | 2018 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 1.1% | 2017 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 1.1% | 2017 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | 1.0% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.9% | 2016 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2016 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2018 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 111 | France | 0.8% | 2017 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2017 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2011 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 114 | Botswana | 0.8% | 2013 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Myanmar | 0.7% | 2016 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2017 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 117 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2017 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 118 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2018 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2017 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2018 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2018 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 122 | Finland | 0.5% | 2017 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 0.5% | 2017 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Monaco | 0.4% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2018 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2017 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 0.4% | 2018 | up 339.0% | volatile |
| 128 | India | 0.4% | 2016 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0.4% | 2017 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3% | 2009 | up 364.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Mongolia | 0.3% | 2017 | up 502.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 0.2% | 2017 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2017 | up 256.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 136 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% | 2018 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2017 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 139 | China | 0.0% | 2010 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2017 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2018 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2017 | — | 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.