Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 13.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 13.3% for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso peaked at 28.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.3% | — |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 17.4% | +75.8% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +46.6% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -7.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.2%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +75.8% | 9.9% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 17.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.8% | 28.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso was 13.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release