Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Madagascar has the highest repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) (27.3% in 2018) and Sweden the lowest (0% in 2015). The world figure is 3.4% (2018).
What this measures
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
Limitations: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 27.3% | 2018 |
| 2 | Burundi | 27.12% | 2018 |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 22.48% | 2016 |
| 4 | Mali | 19.95% | 2017 |
| 5 | Suriname | 19.08% | 2018 |
| 6 | Namibia | 18.4% | 2018 |
| 7 | Comoros | 17.39% | 2018 |
| 8 | Chad | 16.53% | 2016 |
| 9 | Eswatini | 15.64% | 2017 |
| 10 | Timor-Leste | 15.47% | 2018 |
| 11 | Benin | 15.4% | 2018 |
| 12 | Rwanda | 14.54% | 2018 |
| 13 | São Tomé and Principe | 14.44% | 2017 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 14.12% | 2017 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 12.53% | 2018 |
| 16 | Morocco | 12.43% | 2018 |
| 17 | Guinea | 11.34% | 2016 |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.25% | 2017 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 10.74% | 2016 |
| 20 | South Africa | 10.66% | 2016 |
| 21 | Guatemala | 10.18% | 2018 |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 9.8% | 2018 |
| 23 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 9.76% | 2015 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 9.1% | 2018 |
| 25 | Eritrea | 9.07% | 2018 |
| 26 | Uganda | 8.99% | 2017 |
| 27 | Djibouti | 8.9% | 2018 |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 8.88% | 2016 |
| 29 | Bhutan | 8.51% | 2018 |
| 30 | Belize | 8.1% | 2018 |
| 31 | Nepal | 7.86% | 2019 |
| 32 | Cambodia | 7.69% | 2018 |
| 33 | Togo | 7.68% | 2018 |
| 34 | Lebanon | 7.56% | 2018 |
| 35 | Algeria | 7.17% | 2018 |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 7.05% | 2015 |
| 37 | Yemen, Rep. | 6.43% | 2016 |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 6.29% | 2018 |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 6.27% | 2018 |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 5.77% | 2018 |
| 41 | Gambia, The | 5.58% | 2016 |
| 42 | Uruguay | 5.02% | 2016 |
| 43 | Lao PDR | 4.88% | 2018 |
| 44 | El Salvador | 4.53% | 2018 |
| 45 | Afghanistan | 4.26% | 2018 |
| 46 | British Virgin Islands | 4.01% | 2017 |
| 47 | Bahamas, The | 3.93% | 2018 |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 3.92% | 2017 |
| 49 | Chile | 3.79% | 2017 |
| 50 | Panama | 3.78% | 2017 |
| 51 | Venezuela, RB | 3.71% | 2017 |
| 52 | Senegal | 3.68% | 2018 |
| 53 | St. Lucia | 3.6% | 2018 |
| 54 | Paraguay | 3.54% | 2016 |
| 55 | Dominica | 3.49% | 2016 |
| 56 | Argentina | 3.45% | 2017 |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 3.45% | 2017 |
| 58 | Jamaica | 3.29% | 2018 |
| 59 | Austria | 3.22% | 2017 |
| 60 | Kenya | 3.18% | 2016 |
| 61 | Grenada | 3.15% | 2018 |
| 62 | Peru | 3.01% | 2018 |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 2.87% | 2017 |
| 64 | Spain | 2.86% | 2017 |
| 65 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.83% | 2018 |
| 66 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 2.69% | 2018 |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 2.68% | 2018 |
| 68 | Honduras | 2.54% | 2017 |
| 69 | Niger | 2.47% | 2016 |
| 70 | Türkiye | 2.4% | 2017 |
| 71 | Belgium | 2.29% | 2017 |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.28% | 2018 |
| 73 | Macao SAR, China | 2.08% | 2018 |
| 74 | Kiribati | 2.06% | 2016 |
| 75 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 2.06% | 2016 |
| 76 | Tanzania | 2.04% | 2018 |
| 77 | Qatar | 1.96% | 2017 |
| 78 | Colombia | 1.95% | 2018 |
| 79 | Thailand | 1.93% | 2018 |
| 80 | Ghana | 1.92% | 2018 |
| 81 | Philippines | 1.91% | 2017 |
| 82 | Pakistan | 1.91% | 2018 |
| 83 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.69% | 2018 |
| 84 | Indonesia | 1.65% | 2018 |
| 85 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1.63% | 2017 |
| 86 | Mauritania | 1.61% | 2018 |
| 87 | Romania | 1.53% | 2017 |
| 88 | Monaco | 1.4% | 2019 |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 1.32% | 2018 |
| 90 | Switzerland | 1.32% | 2017 |
| 91 | Hungary | 1.29% | 2017 |
| 92 | Poland | 1.25% | 2017 |
| 93 | Jordan | 1.23% | 2018 |
| 94 | Samoa | 1.14% | 2018 |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 1.12% | 2018 |
| 96 | Denmark | 1.11% | 2017 |
| 97 | Israel | 1.06% | 2017 |
| 98 | Mexico | 1.06% | 2017 |
| 99 | Slovenia | 1.05% | 2017 |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 1.03% | 2017 |
| 101 | Albania | 0.99% | 2018 |
| 102 | Latvia | 0.91% | 2017 |
| 103 | Andorra | 0.75% | 2018 |
| 104 | Greece | 0.71% | 2017 |
| 105 | Estonia | 0.66% | 2017 |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.63% | 2018 |
| 107 | India | 0.61% | 2018 |
| 108 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2017 |
| 109 | Serbia | 0.58% | 2018 |
| 110 | Kuwait | 0.57% | 2018 |
| 111 | Czechia | 0.57% | 2017 |
| 112 | Ecuador | 0.54% | 2018 |
| 113 | Ireland | 0.49% | 2017 |
| 114 | Germany | 0.48% | 2017 |
| 115 | Georgia | 0.44% | 2018 |
| 116 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.43% | 2018 |
| 117 | Italy | 0.39% | 2017 |
| 118 | Fiji | 0.36% | 2016 |
| 119 | Finland | 0.32% | 2017 |
| 120 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2018 |
| 121 | Malta | 0.25% | 2017 |
| 122 | Armenia | 0.24% | 2018 |
| 123 | Naoero | 0.21% | 2016 |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 0.19% | 2015 |
| 125 | Singapore | 0.18% | 2017 |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 0.13% | 2018 |
| 127 | Cyprus | 0.13% | 2017 |
| 128 | Croatia | 0.12% | 2017 |
| 129 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.11% | 2018 |
| 130 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.1% | 2018 |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | 2018 |
| 132 | Ukraine | 0.09% | 2018 |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 0.08% | 2017 |
| 134 | Mongolia | 0.07% | 2018 |
| 135 | Maldives | 0.06% | 2017 |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 0.05% | 2019 |
| 137 | Belarus | 0.04% | 2018 |
| 138 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.02% | 2018 |
| 139 | Mauritius | 0.01% | 2018 |
| 140 | China | 0.00905% | 2018 |
| 141 | Korea, Rep. | 0.00412% | 2017 |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0.00117% | 2018 |
| 143 | Cayman Islands | 0% | 2018 |
| 144 | Moldova | 0% | 2018 |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 0% | 2017 |
| 146 | Oman | 0% | 2018 |
| 147 | Sweden | 0% | 2015 |
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- Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.PRM.REPT.MA.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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