What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

2.87 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Bangladesh

183,559 number

in 2018

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

3.06 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

14th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

17th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.06 million number against 183,559 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.87 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 184 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	195,818 number	4.23 million number	4.04 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	303,244 number	4.07 million number	3.77 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	187,575 number	3.21 million number	3.02 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, Bangladesh or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.06 million number against 183,559 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 2.87 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 14th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 4,898 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.