Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Burkina Faso
5.1%
in 2018
Kenya
5.7%
in 2003
Burkina Faso rank
39th
Kenya rank
36th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.7% against 5.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 36th of 141 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 19.9% 8.9% 11.0% Burkina Faso
1980s 18.8% 13.4% 5.4% Burkina Faso
2000s 16.4% 5.7% 10.6% 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, female, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
Kenya, at 5.7% against 5.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2003.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2003.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Kenya ranks 36th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
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.