Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 718,029 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
718,029 number
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
8th
of 190 countries
All-time high
2.19 million number
in 2009
All-time low
718,029 number
in 2018
Years of data
15
1976–2018

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1976–2018

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1976199720181976: 1.6M number1977: 1.4M number1981: 1.5M number1989: 770.4k number2005: 1.7M number2006: 1.8M number2008: 2.1M number2009: 2.2M number2010: 2.1M number2011: 1.7M number2013: 1.3M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.0M number2017: 818.2k number2018: 718.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh stood at 718,029 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 2.19 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 718,029 number, in 2018.

Bangladesh ranks 8th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Bangladesh, 1976 to 2018.
Year number Change
1976 1.61 million number
1977 1.35 million number -16.0%
1981 1.47 million number +9.0%
1989 770,376 number -47.7%
2005 1.66 million number +115.7%
2006 1.79 million number +7.9%
2008 2.10 million number +17.4%
2009 2.19 million number +4.2%
2010 2.12 million number -3.4%
2011 1.73 million number -18.4%
2013 1.33 million number -23.2%
2015 1.02 million number -23.4%
2016 1.01 million number -0.7%
2017 818,218 number -18.8%
2018 718,029 number -12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.48 million number 1.35 million number 1.61 million number 2
1980s 1.12 million number 770,376 number 1.47 million number 2
2000s 1.94 million number 1.66 million number 2.19 million number 4
2010s 1.25 million number 718,029 number 2.12 million number 7

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 5 Malawi 1.05 million number compare
  2. 6 Iraq 818,729 number compare
  3. 7 Uganda 778,349 number compare
  4. 9 India 701,221 number compare
  5. 10 Burundi 582,744 number compare
  6. 11 South Africa 571,199 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Bangladesh was 718,029 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 million number in 2009.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 718,029 number in 2018.
How does Bangladesh rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.