Burkina Faso vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Burkina Faso
205,925 number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
216,972 number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
31st
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
29th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 216,972 number against 205,925 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11,047 number.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 29th of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 21,062 number 11,126 number 9,936 number Burkina Faso
1980s 50,788 number 83,161 number 32,373 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 99,019 number 126,615 number 27,596 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 164,969 number 266,920 number 101,951 number Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 188,726 number 250,684 number 61,958 number Tanzania, United Republic of

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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 216,972 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
11,047 number, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Tanzania, United Republic of 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

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