What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Zambia?

1,101 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 5 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 5 of primary education, male

Burkina Faso

12,181 number

in 2019

Zambia

11,080 number

in 2013

Burkina Faso rank

32nd

Zambia rank

34th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 12,181 number against 11,080 number in Zambia, a difference of 1,101 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 164 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	1,646 number	317 number	1,329 number	Burkina Faso
1980s	2,316 number	495.4 number	1,821 number	Burkina Faso
1990s	9,108 number	6,174 number	2,934 number	Burkina Faso
2000s	12,457 number	10,453 number	2,004 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	11,526 number	11,357 number	168.33 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Burkina Faso, at 12,181 number against 11,080 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 1,101 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 5 of primary education, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 34th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 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.