Bangladesh vs Belgium: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Bangladesh
4.0%
in 2016
Belgium
4.4%
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
60th
Belgium rank
59th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
0102030197419952017

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4.4% against 4.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 60th and Belgium ranks 59th of 186 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Belgium Difference Ahead
1980s 31.3% 11.3% 20.0% Bangladesh
2000s 12.2% 6.3% 6.0% Bangladesh
2010s 5.2% 4.4% 0.8% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Bangladesh or Belgium?
Belgium, at 4.4% against 4.0% in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Bangladesh and Belgium?
0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belgium?
6 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Belgium rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 60th and Belgium ranks 59th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.