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

Benin
18.2%
in 2018
Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2018
Benin rank
11th
Burkina Faso rank
12th

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Benin currently reports 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 118 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 38.9% 39.7% 0.8% Burkina Faso
1980s 37.9% 42.8% 4.9% Burkina Faso
1990s 32.2% 35.6% 3.4% Burkina Faso
2000s 26.8% 33.5% 6.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 10.1% 19.0% 8.9% 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, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Benin and Burkina Faso?
1.3%, with Benin 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, male?
Benin ranks 11th 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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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.