Burkina Faso vs Denmark: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Burkina Faso
1.4%
in 2018
Denmark
1.6%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
97th
Denmark rank
94th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 97th and Denmark ranks 94th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 15.4% 0.0% 15.4% Burkina Faso
1980s 13.8% 0.0% 13.8% Burkina Faso
1990s 12.7% 0.0% 12.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 6.2% 0.0% 6.2% Burkina Faso
2010s 1.4% 1.9% 0.5% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Denmark?
Denmark, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Denmark?
0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Denmark?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Denmark rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 97th and Denmark ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.