Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 5,793 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5,793 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
59th
of 188 countries
All-time high
13,920 number
in 2002
All-time low
1,741 number
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1971199520191971: 1.7k number1972: 1.9k number1973: 2.3k number1974: 2.4k number1975: 2.7k number1976: 3.0k number1977: 3.4k number1978: 3.3k number1979: 3.5k number1980: 3.6k number1981: 4.1k number1982: 4.3k number1983: 4.6k number1984: 5.1k number1985: 4.7k number1987: 6.7k number1988: 6.5k number1989: 6.5k number1990: 7.3k number1991: 7.5k number1992: 7.1k number1993: 8.5k number1994: 8.5k number1995: 9.6k number1996: 10.1k number1999: 12.7k number2000: 12.5k number2001: 13.0k number2002: 13.9k number2003: 12.7k number2004: 10.4k number2005: 10.6k number2006: 11.2k number2007: 10.4k number2008: 10.2k number2009: 8.6k number2010: 8.5k number2012: 4.8k number2013: 4.0k number2014: 4.1k number2015: 4.7k number2016: 5.2k number2017: 6.3k number2018: 5.6k number2019: 5.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso is 5,793 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 13,920 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,741 number, in 1971.

That places Burkina Faso 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 1,741 number
1972 1,938 number +11.3%
1973 2,324 number +19.9%
1974 2,428 number +4.5%
1975 2,690 number +10.8%
1976 2,975 number +10.6%
1977 3,405 number +14.5%
1978 3,290 number -3.4%
1979 3,522 number +7.1%
1980 3,637 number +3.3%
1981 4,138 number +13.8%
1982 4,308 number +4.1%
1983 4,615 number +7.1%
1984 5,117 number +10.9%
1985 4,732 number -7.5%
1987 6,695 number +41.5%
1988 6,464 number -3.5%
1989 6,485 number +0.3%
1990 7,312 number +12.8%
1991 7,508 number +2.7%
1992 7,147 number -4.8%
1993 8,501 number +18.9%
1994 8,494 number -0.1%
1995 9,597 number +13.0%
1996 10,129 number +5.5%
1999 12,731 number +25.7%
2000 12,502 number -1.8%
2001 13,014 number +4.1%
2002 13,920 number +7.0%
2003 12,706 number -8.7%
2004 10,433 number -17.9%
2005 10,593 number +1.5%
2006 11,218 number +5.9%
2007 10,436 number -7.0%
2008 10,179 number -2.5%
2009 8,572 number -15.8%
2010 8,520 number -0.6%
2012 4,756 number -44.2%
2013 4,040 number -15.1%
2014 4,145 number +2.6%
2015 4,733 number +14.2%
2016 5,191 number +9.7%
2017 6,293 number +21.2%
2018 5,572 number -11.5%
2019 5,793 number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,701 number 1,741 number 3,522 number 9
1980s 5,132 number 3,637 number 6,695 number 9
1990s 8,927 number 7,147 number 12,731 number 8
2000s 11,357 number 8,572 number 13,920 number 10
2010s 5,449 number 4,040 number 8,520 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 56 Liberia 6,462 number compare
  2. 57 Guinea-Bissau 6,128 number compare
  3. 58 Germany 5,806 number compare
  4. 60 Mexico 5,177 number compare
  5. 61 Libya 5,010 number compare
  6. 62 Timor-Leste 4,872 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso?
Repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 5,793 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 13,920 number in 2002.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 1,741 number in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.