Burkina Faso vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 24.6% against 22.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 156 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 36.2% | 4.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.3% | 4.9% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 24.6% against 22.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.