Burkina Faso vs Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
1.5%
in 2018
Greece
1.8%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
101st
Greece rank
98th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.8% against 1.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 101st and Greece ranks 98th of 188 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 0.6% | 12.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 0.1% | 12.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 0.6% | 8.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.8% against 1.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Greece?
- 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Greece?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Burkina Faso and Greece rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st and Greece ranks 98th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.