Bangladesh vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
17.8%
in 2009
Malawi
17.7%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
12th
Malawi rank
13th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malawi
05101520197319952018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 17.8% against 17.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 13th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 14.2% 14.6% 0.4% Malawi
1980s 8.4% 13.7% 5.2% Malawi
2000s 16.9% 17.0% 0.1% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Malawi?
Bangladesh, at 17.8% against 17.7% in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Malawi?
0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 13th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.