Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 58,407 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Bangladesh, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 58,407 number for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Bangladesh peaked at 390,254 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 58,407 number, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 293,896 number | — |
| 1981 | 389,913 number | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 232,926 number | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 246,263 number | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 390,254 number | +58.5% |
| 2009 | 314,102 number | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 224,069 number | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 212,738 number | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 153,691 number | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 136,226 number | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 117,583 number | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 67,374 number | -42.7% |
| 2018 | 58,407 number | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 293,896 number | 293,896 number | 293,896 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 389,913 number | 389,913 number | 389,913 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 295,886 number | 232,926 number | 390,254 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 138,584 number | 58,407 number | 224,069 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Bangladesh?
- Repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female in Bangladesh was 58,407 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 390,254 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,407 number in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.