Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

Burkina Faso
119,870 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.62 million number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.62 million number against 119,870 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.50 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.5 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 182 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 28,252 number 799,252 number 770,999 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 89,355 number 1.49 million number 1.40 million number 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, female, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.62 million number against 119,870 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.50 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 4,367 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.