What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Liberia?

1,225 number, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?

7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Burkina Faso

4,529 number

in 2019

Liberia

5,754 number

in 2017

Burkina Faso rank

57th

Liberia rank

54th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

Burkina Faso
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5,754 number against 4,529 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,225 number.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Liberia ranks 54th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,268 number	1,883 number	385 number	Burkina Faso
2000s	7,899 number	5,009 number	2,889 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	3,894 number	5,686 number	1,792 number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Liberia?: Liberia, at 5,754 number against 4,529 number in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 1,225 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Liberia ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,544 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.