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

Burkina Faso
6.4%
in 2018
Mozambique
7.0%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
50th
Mozambique rank
48th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mozambique
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7.0% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 48th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 18.4% 36.0% 17.6% Mozambique
1980s 17.8% 26.5% 8.7% Mozambique
1990s 18.1% 25.9% 7.8% Mozambique
2000s 13.8% 11.8% 2.0% Burkina Faso
2010s 6.8% 7.9% 1.1% Mozambique

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 Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 7.0% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
0.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 48th 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.