Burundi vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Burundi
26.9%
in 2018
Mali
24.8%
in 2011
Burundi rank
3rd
Mali rank
5th

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

  • Burundi
  • Mali
010203040197219952018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 26.9% against 24.8% in Mali, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 5th of 140 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 36.1% 28.8% 7.3% Burundi
1980s 35.6% 31.6% 4.0% Burundi
2000s 36.3% 25.4% 10.9% Burundi
2010s 38.1% 21.4% 16.7% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Burundi or Mali?
Burundi, at 26.9% against 24.8% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Burundi and Mali?
2.1%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mali?
11 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Burundi and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Burundi ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 5th 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.