Bangladesh vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Bangladesh
1.7%
in 2018
Italy
1.8%
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
88th
Italy rank
86th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Italy
2468197119942018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Italy ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 88th and Italy ranks 86th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 6.9% 7.1% 0.2% Italy
1990s 3.6% 3.5% 0.1% Bangladesh
2000s 4.6% 2.3% 2.3% Bangladesh
2010s 2.4% 2.5% 0.1% Italy

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, Bangladesh or Italy?
Italy, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Bangladesh and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Italy?
13 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Bangladesh ranks 88th and Italy ranks 86th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.