Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Burkina Faso
18.2%
in 2018
Lesotho
21.3%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Lesotho rank
10th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
510152025197119942018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.3% against 18.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 172 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 7.9% 5.1% 2.8% Burkina Faso
1980s 16.1% 7.2% 9.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 24.1% 15.7% 8.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 21.7% 19.4% 2.2% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 21.3% against 18.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
3.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.