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
1020304050197119942018

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.