Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Burkina Faso
227,633 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.59 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.59 million number against 227,633 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.36 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.8 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 184 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 62,959 number 1.87 million number 1.80 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 174,196 number 3.22 million number 3.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.59 million number against 227,633 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.36 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 184 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.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 4,898 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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