Burkina Faso vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Burkina Faso
22.5%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
24.6%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.