Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 100,225 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
100,225 number
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
25th
of 187 countries
All-time high
100,225 number
in 2019
All-time low
6,545 number
in 1971
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1971199520191971: 6.5k number1972: 7.7k number1973: 7.9k number1974: 8.7k number1975: 9.0k number1976: 9.8k number1977: 10.7k number1978: 11.5k number1979: 11.9k number1980: 12.8k number1981: 13.4k number1982: 14.2k number1983: 16.0k number1984: 15.9k number1985: 17.0k number1987: 22.9k number1988: 26.0k number1989: 29.2k number1990: 31.9k number1991: 34.9k number1992: 35.3k number1993: 36.9k number1994: 38.1k number1995: 42.7k number1996: 45.2k number1999: 59.3k number2000: 59.8k number2001: 66.0k number2002: 69.0k number2003: 64.8k number2004: 63.2k number2005: 65.2k number2006: 72.8k number2007: 81.9k number2008: 83.1k number2009: 93.1k number2010: 97.0k number2012: 92.1k number2013: 89.4k number2014: 88.0k number2015: 73.9k number2016: 78.7k number2017: 94.1k number2018: 88.0k number2019: 100.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 100,225 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 100,225 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,545 number, in 1971.

Burkina Faso ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 6,545 number
1972 7,697 number +17.6%
1973 7,898 number +2.6%
1974 8,722 number +10.4%
1975 8,988 number +3.0%
1976 9,754 number +8.5%
1977 10,746 number +10.2%
1978 11,489 number +6.9%
1979 11,853 number +3.2%
1980 12,832 number +8.3%
1981 13,424 number +4.6%
1982 14,198 number +5.8%
1983 15,986 number +12.6%
1984 15,862 number -0.8%
1985 16,993 number +7.1%
1987 22,946 number +35.0%
1988 25,984 number +13.2%
1989 29,223 number +12.5%
1990 31,870 number +9.1%
1991 34,872 number +9.4%
1992 35,266 number +1.1%
1993 36,939 number +4.7%
1994 38,145 number +3.3%
1995 42,669 number +11.9%
1996 45,242 number +6.0%
1999 59,346 number +31.2%
2000 59,834 number +0.8%
2001 65,998 number +10.3%
2002 68,979 number +4.5%
2003 64,838 number -6.0%
2004 63,232 number -2.5%
2005 65,190 number +3.1%
2006 72,766 number +11.6%
2007 81,940 number +12.6%
2008 83,067 number +1.4%
2009 93,111 number +12.1%
2010 96,987 number +4.2%
2012 92,108 number -5.0%
2013 89,368 number -3.0%
2014 88,019 number -1.5%
2015 73,936 number -16.0%
2016 78,666 number +6.4%
2017 94,081 number +19.6%
2018 87,989 number -6.5%
2019 100,225 number +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,299 number 6,545 number 11,853 number 9
1980s 18,605 number 12,832 number 29,223 number 9
1990s 40,544 number 31,870 number 59,346 number 8
2000s 71,896 number 59,834 number 93,111 number 10
2010s 89,042 number 73,936 number 100,225 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 22 Rwanda 114,622 number compare
  2. 23 Haiti 114,497 number compare
  3. 24 Kenya 105,816 number compare
  4. 26 Tanzania 98,535 number compare
  5. 27 Afghanistan 97,015 number compare
  6. 28 Guinea 95,297 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Burkina Faso?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Burkina Faso was 100,225 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 100,225 number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 6,545 number in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.