Bangladesh vs India: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Bangladesh
332,343 number
in 2018
India
331,726 number
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
7th
India rank
8th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119942018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 332,343 number against 331,726 number in India, a difference of 617 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was India ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and India ranks 8th of 187 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
2000s 1.05 million number 2.33 million number 1.28 million number India
2010s 570,831 number 1.15 million number 574,807 number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 332,343 number against 331,726 number in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Bangladesh and India?
617 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and India ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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