Burundi vs Mali: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Burundi
25.6%
in 2018
Mali
21.0%
in 2016
Burundi rank
3rd
Mali rank
6th

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

  • Burundi
  • Mali
010203040197219952018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 25.6% against 21.0% in Mali, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Burundi ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 6th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 27.7% 29.3% 1.6% Mali
1980s 24.5% 30.5% 6.1% Mali
1990s 27.6% 19.0% 8.6% Burundi
2000s 33.6% 18.5% 15.1% Burundi
2010s 29.6% 18.4% 11.2% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Burundi or Mali?
Burundi, at 25.6% against 21.0% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Burundi and Mali?
4.6%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mali?
19 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
How do Burundi and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Burundi ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 6th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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