Bangladesh vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Bangladesh
10.2%
in 2010
Rwanda
10.1%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
27th
Rwanda rank
29th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Rwanda
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.6% 18.3% 2.7% Rwanda
1980s 12.4% 9.3% 3.1% Bangladesh
2000s 12.6% 15.8% 3.2% Rwanda
2010s 10.2% 13.8% 3.6% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Bangladesh or Rwanda?
Bangladesh, at 10.2% against 10.1% in Rwanda as of 2010.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Bangladesh and Rwanda?
0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Rwanda?
8 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 27th and Rwanda ranks 29th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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