What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Madagascar?

77,038 number, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?

9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh

175,188 number

in 2018

Madagascar

252,226 number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

6th

Madagascar rank

3rd

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 252,226 number against 175,188 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 77,038 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	160,755 number	101,955 number	58,800 number	Bangladesh
2000s	391,379 number	250,673 number	140,706 number	Bangladesh
2010s	299,109 number	248,501 number	50,608 number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 252,226 number against 175,188 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Madagascar?: 77,038 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,880 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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