Burkina Faso's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) was 5.77% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 4.8 percentage points from 10.57% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.77% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 7.26% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 10.57% | 2008 |
| Highest | 18.31% | 1978 |
| Lowest | 5.54% | 2015 |
| Average since 2009 | 7.35% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 15.61% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Burkina Faso's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) fell 0.59 percentage points on 2017 (from 6.36% to 5.77%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2017), the average change was −0.42 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.18 percentage points in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.35 percentage points in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.57 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Burkina Faso had the 24th highest value of the 75 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5.77% | 2018 |
| World | 3.4% | 2018 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.76% | 2018 |
| Low income | 9.45% | 2018 |
Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2018 ranking
- Algeria — 21st of 75: 7.17%
- Dominican Republic — 22nd of 75: 6.29%
- Solomon Islands — 23rd of 75: 6.27%
- Lao PDR — 25th of 75: 4.88%
- El Salvador — 26th of 75: 4.53%
- Afghanistan — 27th of 75: 4.26%
What this measures
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.
Limitations: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 44 values
| Year | Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.77 |
| 2017 | 6.36 |
| 2016 | 5.68 |
| 2015 | 5.54 |
| 2014 | 6.75 |
| 2013 | 7.26 |
| 2012 | 8.13 |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | 10.12 |
| 2009 | 10.54 |
| 2008 |
Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in nearby economies
- Benin — 15.4% (2018)
- Burundi — 27.12% (2018)
- Cabo Verde — 9.8% (2018)
- Cameroon — 12.53% (2018)
- Central African Republic — 22.48% (2016)
- Chad — 16.53% (2016)
- Comoros — 17.39% (2018)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 9.76% (2015)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 11.25% (2017)
- Eritrea
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 3.07 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 77.17% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 78.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 76.06% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 91,764 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female)
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Questions people ask
- What is Burkina Faso's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)?
- 5.77% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 9.84 percentage points from 15.61% in 1971. The highest value was 18.31% in 1978 and the lowest 5.54% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank?
- 24th highest of 75 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) unusual for Burkina Faso?
- In 2018, Burkina Faso's repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) fell 0.59 percentage points on 2017 (from 6.36% to 5.77%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2017), the average change was −0.42 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.REPT.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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