Bangladesh vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

Bangladesh
387,056
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
14.43 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
17th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
18th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps over time

  • Bangladesh
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 14.43 million against 387,056 in Bangladesh, a difference of 14.05 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 37.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 17th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th of 205 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.44 million 4.58 million 3.14 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 1.23 million 6.19 million 4.96 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.94 million 11.62 million 9.68 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.27 million 12.70 million 11.43 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 446,553 14.32 million 13.87 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, Bangladesh or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 14.43 million against 387,056 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between Bangladesh and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
14.05 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
Bangladesh ranks 17th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.