Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 2.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
2.6%
World rank
59th
of 156 countries
All-time high
6.7%
in 2006
All-time low
2.6%
in 2015
Years of data
12
1998–2015

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh, 1998–2015

02461998200620151998: 3.4 %1999: 3.4 %2000: 3.4 %2001: 3.2 %2002: 3.2 %2003: 5.2 %2004: 6 %2005: 6.6 %2006: 6.7 %2009: 3.3 %2010: 3.6 %2015: 2.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2015, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh stood at 2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh peaked at 6.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2015.

That places Bangladesh 59th out of 156 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%) in Bangladesh, 1998 to 2015.
Year % Change
1998 3.4%
1999 3.4% -2.0%
2000 3.4% -0.0%
2001 3.2% -3.2%
2002 3.2% -1.3%
2003 5.2% +62.7%
2004 6.0% +16.0%
2005 6.6% +8.8%
2006 6.7% +1.6%
2009 3.3% -50.2%
2010 3.6% +7.8%
2015 2.6% -27.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 2
2000s 4.7% 3.2% 6.7% 8
2010s 3.1% 2.6% 3.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Bangladesh was 2.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2006.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2015.
How does Bangladesh rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bangladesh ranks 59th out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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