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

Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2018
Malawi
16.0%
in 2013
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Malawi rank
15th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 16.9% against 16.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Across all 28 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 15th of 118 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 40.5% 11.1% 29.4% Burkina Faso
1980s 42.7% 12.5% 30.2% Burkina Faso
1990s 40.4% 12.6% 27.8% Burkina Faso
2000s 30.1% 12.9% 17.2% Burkina Faso
2010s 23.8% 15.6% 8.2% 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, male, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 16.9% against 16.0% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Malawi ranks 15th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-6-of-primary-education-male-percent/burkina-faso/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-6-of-primary-education-male-percent/burkina-faso/malawi/">Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

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.