Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi

Burundi: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 18.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.2%
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
15th
of 153 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2010
All-time low
6.4%
in 1976
Years of data
21
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi, 1971–2018

5101520251971199420181971: 7.4 %1976: 6.4 %1979: 9 %1982: 7.8 %1983: 8.8 %1985: 14.4 %1987: 10.5 %1989: 14.1 %1991: 11.2 %1992: 17.7 %2003: 20.9 %2004: 22.7 %2005: 22.2 %2010: 26.7 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 24 %2013: 21.2 %2014: 13 %2015: 12.2 %2017: 15.9 %2018: 18.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi stood at 18.2%.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi peaked at 26.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1976.

That places Burundi 15th out of 153 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Burundi, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 7.4%
1976 6.4% -14.6%
1979 9.0% +41.4%
1982 7.8% -13.2%
1983 8.8% +12.4%
1985 14.4% +63.7%
1987 10.5% -26.5%
1989 14.1% +33.3%
1991 11.2% -20.4%
1992 17.7% +58.4%
2003 20.9% +18.0%
2004 22.7% +8.7%
2005 22.2% -2.3%
2010 26.7% +20.0%
2011 26.1% -2.2%
2012 24.0% -8.2%
2013 21.2% -11.5%
2014 13.0% -38.9%
2015 12.2% -6.1%
2017 15.9% +30.8%
2018 18.2% +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.6% 6.4% 9.0% 3
1980s 11.1% 7.8% 14.4% 5
1990s 14.5% 11.2% 17.7% 2
2000s 22.0% 20.9% 22.7% 3
2010s 19.6% 12.2% 26.7% 8

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 12 Uruguay 21.9% compare
  2. 13 Guinea 21.7% compare
  3. 14 Luxembourg 19.6% compare
  4. 16 Algeria 18.0% compare
  5. 17 Congo 16.6% compare
  6. 18 Chad 16.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Burundi was 18.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1976.
How does Burundi rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Burundi ranks 15th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.