What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Zambia?

1,284 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male

Burkina Faso

12,850 number

in 2019

Zambia

11,566 number

in 2013

Burkina Faso rank

41st

Zambia rank

44th

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 12,850 number against 11,566 number in Zambia, a difference of 1,284 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 44th of 185 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,102 number	547.25 number	1,555 number	Burkina Faso
1980s	3,303 number	440.8 number	2,862 number	Burkina Faso
1990s	15,710 number	5,575 number	10,135 number	Burkina Faso
2000s	15,793 number	10,457 number	5,335 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	12,293 number	11,458 number	834.67 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Burkina Faso, at 12,850 number against 11,566 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 1,284 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 44th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,333 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.