Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Benin or Zambia?

Zambia, at 23,482 number against 19,371 number in Benin as of 2016.

What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Benin and Zambia?

4,111 number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Zambia: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Benin

19,371 number

in 2019

Zambia

23,482 number

in 2016

Benin rank

37th

Zambia rank

35th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

Benin
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 23,482 number against 19,371 number in Benin, a difference of 4,111 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 35th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,789 number	279.75 number	6,510 number	Benin
1980s	12,922 number	317.17 number	12,605 number	Benin
1990s	31,719 number	6,560 number	25,159 number	Benin
2000s	19,924 number	10,439 number	9,486 number	Benin
2010s	8,557 number	17,060 number	8,503 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Benin or Zambia?: Zambia, at 23,482 number against 19,371 number in Benin as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Benin and Zambia?: 4,111 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?: Benin ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 35th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.