What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Burkina Faso and South Asia?

635,951 number, with South Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Asia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs South Asia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Burkina Faso

100,225 number

in 2019

South Asia

736,176 number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

25th

South Asia rank

27th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Burkina Faso
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 736,176 number against 100,225 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 635,951 number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 7.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th and South Asia ranks 27th of 187 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9,299 number	4.66 million number	4.65 million number	South Asia
1980s	18,605 number	2.92 million number	2.90 million number	South Asia
1990s	40,544 number	2.71 million number	2.67 million number	South Asia
2000s	71,896 number	3.61 million number	3.54 million number	South Asia
2010s	89,042 number	2.06 million number	1.97 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Burkina Faso or South Asia?: South Asia, at 736,176 number against 100,225 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Burkina Faso and South Asia?: 635,951 number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Asia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and South Asia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 25th and South Asia ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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