Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Algeria
7.0%
in 2018
Burkina Faso
6.4%
in 2018
Algeria rank
50th
Burkina Faso rank
52nd

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
5101520197119942018

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Algeria ranks 50th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 13.6% 18.3% 4.7% Burkina Faso
1980s 8.8% 17.6% 8.8% Burkina Faso
1990s 13.1% 17.7% 4.6% Burkina Faso
2000s 12.6% 14.0% 1.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 8.1% 6.8% 1.3% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
Algeria, at 7.0% against 6.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
0.6%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Algeria ranks 50th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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