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

Burkina Faso
6.4%
in 2018
Lebanon
6.0%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Lebanon rank
53rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lebanon
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 6.4% against 6.0% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Lebanon ranks 53rd of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 17.8% 8.3% 9.4% Burkina Faso
2000s 14.2% 9.2% 5.0% Burkina Faso
2010s 6.7% 7.3% 0.6% Lebanon

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 Lebanon?
Burkina Faso, at 6.4% against 6.0% in Lebanon as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Burkina Faso and Lebanon?
0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lebanon?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Lebanon rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Lebanon ranks 53rd 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.