Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) by country
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous...
Countries reporting
184
Highest
34.2%
Gabon
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
2.0%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
4,392
What the numbers show
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 34.2% in Gabon; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.0%, and the mean is 4.6%.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 130 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 318.0%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 34.2% | 2002 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 2 | Burundi | 26.8% | 2018 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 23.2% | 2011 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar, Republic of | 22.4% | 2018 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 21.2% | 2016 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 6 | Malawi | 20.2% | 2013 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Congo, Republic of | 20.0% | 2009 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.9% | 2005 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 9 | Chad | 19.9% | 2017 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 19.2% | 2011 | up 62.4% | falling |
| 11 | Haiti | 18.5% | 1996 | up 83.8% | falling |
| 12 | Comoros, Union of the | 16.3% | 2017 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 13 | Namibia | 16.1% | 2017 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 16.0% | 2018 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 15 | Suriname | 16.0% | 2018 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 14.5% | 2009 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 17 | Guinea | 14.2% | 2013 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 13.5% | 1990 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 13.5% | 2018 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 13.4% | 1989 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 21 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 12.6% | 2016 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 22 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 12.3% | 2018 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 23 | Tunisia | 11.5% | 2016 | up 65.4% | falling |
| 24 | Côte d’Ivoire | 11.5% | 2016 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 11.5% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 10.9% | 2007 | up 119.6% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 10.2% | 2010 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 28 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 10.1% | 2017 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 29 | Rwanda | 10.1% | 2018 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 30 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10.0% | 2014 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 31 | Libya | 9.4% | 1980 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 9.1% | 2015 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 33 | Uganda | 9.0% | 2016 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 34 | Yemen, Republic of | 8.9% | 2012 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 8.6% | 2018 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 36 | Brazil | 8.5% | 2010 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 8.3% | 2018 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 38 | Eritrea, The State of | 8.2% | 2017 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 39 | Iraq | 8.1% | 2003 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 40 | Cabo Verde | 7.8% | 2017 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 7.7% | 2017 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 42 | South Africa | 7.6% | 2017 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 43 | Nepal | 7.4% | 2016 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 44 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 7.4% | 2013 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 45 | Belize | 7.1% | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 46 | Bhutan | 7.1% | 2017 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 7.1% | 2014 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 48 | Mozambique, Republic of | 7.0% | 2018 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 6.7% | 2018 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 6.4% | 2018 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.3% | 2009 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cambodia | 6.0% | 2018 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 6.0% | 2018 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 5.6% | 2017 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 5.4% | 2012 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 56 | Algeria | 5.3% | 2018 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 57 | Tonga | 5.1% | 2005 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 4.9% | 2018 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 4.5% | 2011 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 60 | Djibouti | 4.5% | 2019 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.5% | 2012 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 4.4% | 2012 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 4.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 4.2% | 2015 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 65 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 3.9% | 2018 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 3.8% | 2017 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 67 | New Zealand | 3.8% | 1991 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 3.7% | 2017 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 69 | Niger | 3.6% | 2014 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 70 | Argentina | 3.3% | 2016 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 71 | Panama | 3.3% | 2016 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 3.2% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Slovak Republic | 3.1% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 74 | Kenya | 3.0% | 2015 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahamas, The | 2.9% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 2.9% | 2016 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 77 | St. Lucia | 2.8% | 2018 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 2.8% | 2017 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Austria | 2.8% | 2017 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 80 | Senegal | 2.8% | 2014 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 81 | Dominica | 2.8% | 2014 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 82 | Peru | 2.8% | 2017 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 83 | Türkiye, Republic of | 2.7% | 2017 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | 2.6% | 2016 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 85 | Spain | 2.5% | 2017 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 86 | Grenada | 2.4% | 2017 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 2.3% | 2017 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 88 | Belgium | 2.3% | 2017 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania | 2.1% | 2018 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Netherlands, The | 2.1% | 1984 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 91 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.1% | 2017 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 2.0% | 2016 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 93 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.0% | 2014 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Pakistan | 1.9% | 2018 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 95 | Ghana | 1.8% | 2017 | down 52.5% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.8% | 2017 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Colombia | 1.7% | 2017 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Jamaica | 1.6% | 2018 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 1.6% | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 100 | Egypt | 1.5% | 2018 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 101 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 1.5% | 2018 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 102 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.4% | 2016 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Andorra, Principality of | 1.4% | 2018 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 104 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 1.4% | 2017 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Indonesia | 1.3% | 2017 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 107 | Philippines | 1.3% | 2017 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2016 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 109 | Romania | 1.3% | 2017 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 110 | Qatar | 1.3% | 2018 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Switzerland | 1.2% | 2017 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 112 | Samoa | 1.1% | 2018 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 113 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2017 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2016 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 64.9% | falling |
| 116 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2018 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Monaco | 0.9% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Viet Nam | 0.9% | 2018 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Guyana | 0.8% | 2008 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2018 | down 84.0% | falling |
| 122 | Israel | 0.7% | 2017 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 123 | Greece | 0.7% | 2017 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Poland, Republic of | 0.7% | 2017 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | 0.6% | 2018 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 126 | France | 0.6% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 127 | Cuba | 0.6% | 2018 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.6% | 2017 | down 82.3% | falling |
| 129 | India | 0.6% | 2016 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 0.5% | 2017 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 131 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.5% | 2017 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | 0.5% | 2017 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.5% | 2018 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 134 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2017 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2017 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Kuwait | 0.5% | 2018 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.5% | 2017 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 0.4% | 2018 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2017 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.4% | 2018 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.4% | 2015 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Malta | 0.4% | 2017 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2017 | up 318.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2017 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Italy | 0.3% | 2017 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3% | 2018 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 148 | Georgia | 0.2% | 2018 | up 162.7% | falling |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2% | 2014 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 151 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2017 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 0.2% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2017 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2017 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.1% | 2018 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 157 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.1% | 2016 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2018 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 159 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2017 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2018 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 167 | China, People's Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Korea, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Canada | 0.0% | 2010 | — | flat |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 170 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 170 | Japan | 0.0% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 170 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.0% | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 1990 | — | flat |
| 170 | Norway | 0.0% | 1992 | — | flat |
| 170 | Nauru, Republic of | 0.0% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 170 | Oman | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 1999 | — | flat |
| 170 | San Marino, Republic of | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 170 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 1993 | — | volatile |
About this data
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.