Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male was 26.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26.9%
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
8th
of 68 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 2009
All-time low
19.3%
in 1972
Years of data
19
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018

0102030401971199420181971: 20.3 %1972: 19.3 %1974: 30 %1975: 20.5 %1978: 22.3 %1993: 38.6 %2000: 37.9 %2005: 38.5 %2006: 38.4 %2008: 38.8 %2009: 43.6 %2011: 40.3 %2012: 30.2 %2013: 41.5 %2014: 40.4 %2015: 33.1 %2016: 36.9 %2017: 33.4 %2018: 26.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso stood at 26.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1972.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 20.3%
1972 19.3% -4.6%
1974 30.0% +55.2%
1975 20.5% -31.5%
1978 22.3% +8.7%
1993 38.6% +73.1%
2000 37.9% -2.0%
2005 38.5% +1.6%
2006 38.4% -0.3%
2008 38.8% +1.1%
2009 43.6% +12.3%
2011 40.3% -7.6%
2012 30.2% -25.1%
2013 41.5% +37.7%
2014 40.4% -2.8%
2015 33.1% -18.0%
2016 36.9% +11.3%
2017 33.4% -9.4%
2018 26.9% -19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.5% 19.3% 30.0% 5
1990s 38.6% 38.6% 38.6% 1
2000s 39.4% 37.9% 43.6% 5
2010s 35.3% 26.9% 41.5% 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 5 Niger 30.8% compare
  2. 6 Togo 29.8% compare
  3. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 29.3% compare
  4. 9 Senegal 26.8% compare
  5. 10 Suriname 23.1% compare
  6. 11 Algeria 22.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Burkina Faso was 26.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1972.
How does Burkina Faso rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 68 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 981 data points, 1971–2019
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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.