Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.4% against 5.6% in Zambia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 181 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 1.9% | 16.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 18.1% | 1.7% | 16.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 5.3% | 12.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 7.0% | 6.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.7% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.4% against 5.6% in Zambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th 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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About this data
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.