Bangladesh vs Malawi: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Bangladesh
718,029 number
in 2018
Malawi
1.05 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
Malawi rank
5th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malawi
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197419962019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.05 million number against 718,029 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 332,421 number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 190 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 million number 91,543 number 1.39 million number Bangladesh
1980s 1.12 million number 146,105 number 975,533 number Bangladesh
2000s 1.94 million number 609,492 number 1.33 million number Bangladesh
2010s 1.72 million number 697,828 number 1.03 million number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Bangladesh or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.05 million number against 718,029 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Bangladesh and Malawi?
332,421 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2013.
How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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