Burkina Faso vs Peru: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
3.9%
in 2018
Peru
4.4%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
57th
Peru rank
54th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Peru
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.4% against 3.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 16.2% 13.4% 2.8% Burkina Faso
1980s 16.0% 18.8% 2.8% Peru
1990s 17.4% 15.3% 2.1% Burkina Faso
2000s 12.6% 11.1% 1.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 4.5% 5.6% 1.1% Peru

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, Burkina Faso or Peru?
Peru, at 4.4% against 3.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Peru?
0.5%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Peru?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Peru rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Peru ranks 54th 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.