Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male

Burkina Faso
4.3%
in 2018
Gambia
4.2%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Gambia rank
56th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Gambia ranks 56th of 171 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 15.3% 6.6% 8.7% Burkina Faso
1980s 14.0% 8.7% 5.3% Burkina Faso
1990s 16.5% 9.8% 6.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 14.1% 5.4% 8.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 4.6% 4.2% 0.4% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
Burkina Faso, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Gambia ranks 56th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 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.