Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 18.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
13th
of 172 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2007
All-time low
7.9%
in 1972
Years of data
34
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018

101520251971199420181971: 7.9 %1972: 7.9 %1974: 8.1 %1975: 13.2 %1976: 11.2 %1978: 9.2 %1979: 13.3 %1980: 13.7 %1981: 11.3 %1982: 13.7 %1983: 13.3 %1985: 16.1 %1987: 19.4 %1988: 16.6 %1989: 23 %1990: 19.7 %1991: 23.3 %1992: 21.8 %1993: 24.1 %2000: 22.6 %2005: 22.9 %2006: 23.7 %2007: 25.9 %2008: 25 %2009: 24.4 %2010: 25 %2011: 23.2 %2012: 22.2 %2013: 20.8 %2014: 22.9 %2015: 22.7 %2016: 19.6 %2017: 18.1 %2018: 18.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 18.2% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Burkina Faso peaked at 25.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1972.

That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 7.9%
1972 7.9% -0.7%
1974 8.1% +2.1%
1975 13.2% +63.9%
1976 11.2% -15.5%
1978 9.2% -17.4%
1979 13.3% +44.3%
1980 13.7% +3.5%
1981 11.3% -17.6%
1982 13.7% +21.1%
1983 13.3% -3.1%
1985 16.1% +21.4%
1987 19.4% +20.1%
1988 16.6% -14.3%
1989 23.0% +38.8%
1990 19.7% -14.2%
1991 23.3% +17.9%
1992 21.8% -6.3%
1993 24.1% +10.3%
2000 22.6% -6.1%
2005 22.9% +1.3%
2006 23.7% +3.6%
2007 25.9% +9.1%
2008 25.0% -3.3%
2009 24.4% -2.5%
2010 25.0% +2.6%
2011 23.2% -7.2%
2012 22.2% -4.4%
2013 20.8% -6.4%
2014 22.9% +10.1%
2015 22.7% -0.8%
2016 19.6% -13.8%
2017 18.1% -7.5%
2018 18.2% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.1% 7.9% 13.3% 7
1980s 15.9% 11.3% 23.0% 8
1990s 22.2% 19.7% 24.1% 4
2000s 24.1% 22.6% 25.9% 6
2010s 21.4% 18.1% 25.0% 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 10 Lesotho 21.3% compare
  2. 11 Uruguay 18.6% compare
  3. 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.2% compare
  4. 14 Congo 17.5% compare
  5. 15 Senegal 17.4% compare
  6. 16 Chad 17.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Burkina Faso?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Burkina Faso was 18.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1972.
How does Burkina Faso rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.