Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
5.1%
in 1984
Burkina Faso
5.3%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
51st
Burkina Faso rank
49th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 51st and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 29.9% 18.5% 11.4% Afghanistan
1980s 8.0% 15.6% 7.6% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 5.3% against 5.1% in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
5 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1984.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.