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

Burkina Faso
5.4%
in 2018
Nepal
4.5%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Nepal rank
50th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nepal
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 5.4% against 4.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 50th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 16.9% 11.0% 5.9% Burkina Faso
2000s 15.4% 10.0% 5.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 5.3% 5.0% 0.3% 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, male, Burkina Faso or Nepal?
Burkina Faso, at 5.4% against 4.5% in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Nepal?
0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Nepal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 50th 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.