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

Belize
5.6%
in 2017
Burkina Faso
5.3%
in 2018
Belize rank
47th
Burkina Faso rank
49th

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

  • Belize
  • Burkina Faso
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Belize currently reports 5.6% against 5.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Belize ranks 47th and Burkina Faso ranks 49th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1990s 8.3% 18.4% 10.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 7.4% 14.7% 7.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 5.8% 5.3% 0.5% Belize

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, Belize or Burkina Faso?
Belize, at 5.6% against 5.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Belize and Burkina Faso?
0.3%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Burkina Faso?
13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Belize and Burkina Faso rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Belize ranks 47th 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.