What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific?

981,365 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific?

34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs East Asia & Pacific: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Burkina Faso

205,925 number

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific

1.19 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

31st

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

Burkina Faso
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 1.19 million number against 205,925 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 981,365 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.8 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 31st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th of 190 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1980s	53,121 number	15.16 million number	15.10 million number	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	101,457 number	9.47 million number	9.37 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	165,571 number	2.99 million number	2.82 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	183,906 number	1.54 million number	1.35 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Burkina Faso or East Asia & Pacific?: East Asia & Pacific, at 1.19 million number against 205,925 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific?: 981,365 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 31st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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