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

Burkina Faso
6.4%
in 2018
Zambia
5.6%
in 2012
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Zambia rank
55th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
05101520197119942018

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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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.