Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

Bangladesh
116,737 number
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.62 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.62 million number against 116,737 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 182 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 95,061 number 606,734 number 511,673 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 151,075 number 757,603 number 606,528 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 116,488 number 1.35 million number 1.23 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.62 million number against 116,737 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 4,367 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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