Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 6.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 6.4%.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 20.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.5% | — |
| 1972 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 19.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.0% | 18.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Burkina Faso was 6.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.