Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
18.9%
in 2018
Malawi
19.5%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Malawi rank
11th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.5% against 18.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.6% | 12.2% | 28.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 13.7% | 28.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 11.8% | 29.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 12.8% | 20.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 16.4% | 7.8% | 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, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 19.5% against 18.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Malawi ranks 11th 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.