Bangladesh vs Uganda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Bangladesh
5.0%
in 2016
Uganda
5.3%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
64th
Uganda rank
62nd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Uganda
510152025198019982016

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.3% against 5.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Uganda ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 13.8% 15.8% 2.0% Uganda
2010s 6.2% 5.2% 1.1% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Bangladesh or Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.3% against 5.0% in Bangladesh as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Bangladesh and Uganda?
0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 64th and Uganda ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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