Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Burundi
Burundi: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 23.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Burundi, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 23.1% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 33.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1983.
Burundi ranks 5th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 16.9% | — |
| 1973 | 21.8% | +28.7% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 23.5% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 21.1% | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 21.6% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 26.1% | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | -34.6% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 16.9% | 23.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 14.4% | 26.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.1% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 23.1% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.6% | 33.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Burundi?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Burundi was 23.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1983.
- How does Burundi rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.