Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Algeria
21.1%
in 2018
Burkina Faso
20.8%
in 2018
Algeria rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
14th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 21.1% against 20.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Algeria ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 14th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1980s 6.1% 13.7% 7.6% Burkina Faso
1990s 10.3% 19.6% 9.3% Burkina Faso
2000s 23.1% 24.7% 1.6% Burkina Faso
2010s 24.7% 22.4% 2.3% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
Algeria, at 21.1% against 20.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
0.3%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
21 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Algeria ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 14th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, 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 Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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