Benin vs Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female

Benin
17.8%
in 2018
Burkina Faso
20.8%
in 2018
Benin rank
12th
Burkina Faso rank
10th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 20.8% against 17.8% in Benin, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 118 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 43.5% 40.9% 2.5% Benin
1980s 38.3% 42.5% 4.1% Burkina Faso
1990s 31.1% 39.3% 8.2% Burkina Faso
2000s 27.7% 36.4% 8.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 10.0% 22.9% 13.0% 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, female, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 20.8% against 17.8% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female between Benin and Burkina Faso?
3.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
27 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, female?
Benin ranks 12th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,213 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.