Burkina Faso vs Luxembourg: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Burkina Faso
16.7%
in 2018
Luxembourg
18.1%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Luxembourg rank
17th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 18.1% against 16.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 10.0% 14.0% 4.0% Luxembourg
1980s 19.3% 9.3% 10.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 26.2% 19.7% 6.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 21.9% 17.5% 4.4% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Burkina Faso or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 18.1% against 16.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Burkina Faso and Luxembourg?
1.4%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Luxembourg?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Luxembourg rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.