Bangladesh vs Guinea: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
7.7%
in 2009
Guinea
6.7%
in 2013
Bangladesh rank
36th
Guinea rank
39th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Guinea
510152025197619942013

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.7% against 6.7% in Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 36th and Guinea ranks 39th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 9.5% 9.3% 0.3% Bangladesh
1980s 8.2% 20.4% 12.2% Guinea
2000s 5.5% 14.6% 9.1% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Guinea?
Bangladesh, at 7.7% against 6.7% in Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Guinea?
1.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Bangladesh and Guinea rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 36th and Guinea ranks 39th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.