Burkina Faso vs Namibia: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 23.6% against 21.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 6th of 156 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 18.5% | 10.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.6% | 1.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Burkina Faso or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 23.6% against 21.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2012.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Burkina Faso and Namibia?
- 1.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Namibia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2012.
- How do Burkina Faso and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 6th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.