Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
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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About this data
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.