Benin vs Burundi: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Benin
19.7%
in 2018
Burundi
24.6%
in 2018
Benin rank
8th
Burundi rank
5th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Burundi
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 24.6% against 19.7% in Benin, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Burundi ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burundi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burundi Difference Ahead
1970s 21.7% 21.4% 0.3% Benin
1980s 26.5% 17.9% 8.6% Benin
1990s 26.0% 18.1% 7.9% Benin
2000s 22.5% 26.7% 4.2% Burundi
2010s 15.4% 25.1% 9.7% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Benin or Burundi?
Burundi, at 24.6% against 19.7% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Burundi?
4.9%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burundi?
33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Benin and Burundi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Benin ranks 8th and Burundi ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.