Bangladesh vs Philippines: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Bangladesh
1.9%
in 2018
Philippines
1.9%
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
99th
Philippines rank
98th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 99th and Philippines ranks 98th of 178 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 9.6% 1.9% 7.6% Bangladesh
1990s 3.7% 2.6% 1.1% Bangladesh
2000s 5.3% 3.1% 2.2% Bangladesh
2010s 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Bangladesh or Philippines?
Philippines, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Bangladesh and Philippines?
0.0%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
10 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Bangladesh ranks 99th and Philippines ranks 98th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general 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 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 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.