Burkina Faso vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.9% against 16.0% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th of 131 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 32.4% | 0.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.6% | 0.2% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.9% against 16.0% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th 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.