Benin vs Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.9% against 18.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 131 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 40.5% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 42.7% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 41.1% | 6.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 34.8% | 7.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 21.0% | 10.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.9% against 18.0% in Benin as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.