Burundi vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Burundi
29.9%
in 2018
Mali
28.0%
in 2016
Burundi rank
5th
Mali rank
8th

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

  • Burundi
  • Mali
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 29.9% against 28.0% in Mali, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Mali ahead.

Burundi ranks 5th and Mali ranks 8th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mali Difference Ahead
1980s 8.8% 27.7% 18.8% Mali
2000s 30.6% 20.1% 10.4% Burundi
2010s 23.5% 29.1% 5.6% Mali

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, male, Burundi or Mali?
Burundi, at 29.9% against 28.0% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Burundi and Mali?
1.9%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mali?
13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2016.
How do Burundi and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Burundi ranks 5th and Mali ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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