Burkina Faso vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Burkina Faso
154,147
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
4.69 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
20th
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
20th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 4.69 million against 154,147 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.53 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 30.4 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 20th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 62,959 1.87 million 1.81 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 174,196 3.24 million 3.07 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 195,663 4.40 million 4.20 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, Burkina Faso or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 4.69 million against 154,147 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Burkina Faso and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
4.53 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-lower-secondary-general-education-all-grades-both-sexes-number-2/burkina-faso/mdg-sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repeaters-in-lower-secondary-general-education-all-grades-both-sexes-number-2/burkina-faso/mdg-sub-saharan-africa/">Burkina Faso vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release