Bangladesh vs Belgium: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Bangladesh
4.5%
in 2016
Belgium
4.7%
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
64th
Belgium rank
63rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 64th and Belgium ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1% | 13.0% | 6.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 12.3% | 15.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 6.8% | 7.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.8% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Bangladesh as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Belgium?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belgium?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
- How do Bangladesh and Belgium rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 64th and Belgium ranks 63rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.