Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Burkina Faso
5.4%
in 2018
Guinea
6.3%
in 2013
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Guinea rank
45th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
510152025197119942018

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 6.3% against 5.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Guinea ranks 45th of 140 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 15.6% 20.1% 4.5% Guinea
1990s 16.2% 18.2% 2.0% Guinea
2000s 13.7% 8.2% 5.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 5.9% 9.5% 3.7% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Guinea, at 6.3% against 5.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2013.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
0.9%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Guinea ranks 45th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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