Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 5.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 5.4% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2018.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.2% | — |
| 1972 | 18.5% | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 18.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 14.9% | -21.7% |
| 1976 | 16.5% | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 16.3% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 15.7% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 15.3% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 5.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.1%, 49% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 5.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.9%, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 14.9% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8 |
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 5 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 5.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.