What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Afghanistan and Benin?

20,689 number, with Benin ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Afghanistan vs Benin: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Afghanistan

170,003 number

in 2018

Benin

190,692 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

21st

Benin rank

19th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Afghanistan
Benin

How they compare

Benin currently reports 190,692 number against 170,003 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 20,689 number.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 21st and Benin ranks 19th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Benin in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Benin	Difference	Ahead
1970s	184,498 number	36,253 number	148,245 number	Afghanistan
1980s	41,839 number	60,825 number	18,986 number	Benin
1990s	53,090 number	93,292 number	40,202 number	Benin
2010s	156,312 number	150,312 number	6,000 number	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Afghanistan or Benin?: Benin, at 190,692 number against 170,003 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Afghanistan and Benin?: 20,689 number, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Afghanistan ranks 21st and Benin ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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