Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
7.7%
in 2018
Nicaragua
7.3%
in 2007
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Nicaragua rank
43rd

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7.7% against 7.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Across all 26 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 178 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 16.4% 10.4% 6.0% Burkina Faso
1980s 14.5% 8.2% 6.2% Burkina Faso
1990s 13.9% 7.8% 6.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 14.7% 7.2% 7.5% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Nicaragua?
Burkina Faso, at 7.7% against 7.3% in Nicaragua as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.