Burkina Faso vs Greece: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Burkina Faso
1.7%
in 2018
Greece
1.9%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
99th
Greece rank
96th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Greece
051015197119942018

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.

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 99th and Greece ranks 96th of 186 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 14.1% 8.0% 6.1% Burkina Faso
1980s 13.0% 0.7% 12.3% Burkina Faso
1990s 12.0% 0.1% 11.9% Burkina Faso
2000s 8.8% 0.7% 8.1% Burkina Faso
2010s 1.7% 1.5% 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, male, Burkina Faso or Greece?
Greece, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Greece?
0.2%, 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, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Greece ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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