Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Burkina Faso
6.4%
in 2018
Ethiopia
7.1%
in 2014
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Ethiopia rank
47th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ethiopia
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 7.1% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Ethiopia ranks 47th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 17.8% 11.2% 6.6% Burkina Faso
1990s 17.8% 11.9% 5.9% Burkina Faso
2000s 14.2% 10.1% 4.1% Burkina Faso
2010s 7.3% 8.0% 0.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 7.1% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Ethiopia ranks 47th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.