Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 332,343 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Bangladesh, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 332,343 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Bangladesh peaked at 1.05 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 332,343 number, in 2018.
Bangladesh ranks 7th of 187 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 primary education, all grades, female (number) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 556,721 number | — |
| 1981 | 601,198 number | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 820,396 number | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 883,770 number | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million number | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 844,646 number | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 634,763 number | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 513,434 number | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 471,672 number | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 389,639 number | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 332,343 number | -14.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 332,343 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,330 number, 11.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 332,343 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 77,581 number, 4.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 556,721 number | 556,721 number | 556,721 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 601,198 number | 601,198 number | 601,198 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 950,856 number | 820,396 number | 1.05 million number | 4 |
| 2010s | 605,721 number | 332,343 number | 1.05 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Bangladesh?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Bangladesh was 332,343 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 332,343 number in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.