Belgium vs Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male

Belgium
21.5%
in 1987
Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2018
Belgium rank
9th
Burkina Faso rank
12th

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

  • Belgium
  • Burkina Faso
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 21.5% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 9th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 118 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 28.9% 40.6% 11.6% Burkina Faso
1980s 22.8% 42.1% 19.3% 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, male, Belgium or Burkina Faso?
Belgium, at 21.5% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso as of 1987.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Belgium and Burkina Faso?
4.6%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burkina Faso?
13 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1987.
How do Belgium and Burkina Faso rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Belgium ranks 9th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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