Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female

Burkina Faso
6.9%
in 2018
Lesotho
7.2%
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Lesotho rank
34th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.2% against 6.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 165 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 17.9% 10.0% 7.9% Burkina Faso
1980s 15.6% 17.5% 1.9% Lesotho
1990s 14.9% 17.6% 2.7% Lesotho
2000s 14.3% 17.0% 2.8% Lesotho
2010s 7.6% 10.7% 3.1% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 7.2% against 6.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
37 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 34th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,138 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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