How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?

8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male

Benin

97,503 number

in 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.97 million number

in 2019

Benin rank

13th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

11th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male over time

Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.97 million number against 97,503 number in Benin, a difference of 1.87 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 20.2 times Benin's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31,059 number	920,528 number	889,469 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	87,424 number	1.76 million number	1.67 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male, Benin or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.97 million number against 97,503 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1.87 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?: Benin ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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