Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 1.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.7%
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
88th
of 172 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 1989
All-time low
1.7%
in 2018
Years of data
15
1989–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh, 1989–2018

2461989200320181989: 6.9 %1998: 3.6 %1999: 3.6 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 3.3 %2003: 4.2 %2004: 5.9 %2005: 6.3 %2006: 6.4 %2009: 3.6 %2010: 2.8 %2015: 2.3 %2016: 2 %2018: 1.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh peaked at 6.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.

That places Bangladesh 88th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Bangladesh, 1989 to 2018.
Year % Change
1989 6.9%
1998 3.6% -47.9%
1999 3.6% +0.2%
2000 3.5% -3.2%
2001 3.5% +0.1%
2002 3.3% -5.3%
2003 4.2% +27.3%
2004 5.9% +41.1%
2005 6.3% +5.7%
2006 6.4% +1.7%
2009 3.6% -43.8%
2010 2.8% -21.2%
2015 2.3% -18.0%
2016 2.0% -12.4%
2018 1.7% -18.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.9% 6.9% 6.9% 1
1990s 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 2
2000s 4.6% 3.3% 6.4% 8
2010s 2.2% 1.7% 2.8% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 85 Djibouti 1.9% compare
  2. 86 Italy 1.8% compare
  3. 87 Kuwait 1.8% compare
  4. 89 Mauritius 1.6% compare
  5. 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
  6. 91 Cambodia 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Bangladesh was 1.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1989.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
How does Bangladesh rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.