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

1.55 million number, with Arab World ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

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.

Arab World vs Benin: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Arab World

1.74 million number

in 2019

Benin

190,692 number

in 2019

Arab World rank

18th

Benin rank

19th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Arab World
Benin

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 1.74 million number against 190,692 number in Benin, a difference of 1.55 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 9.1 times Benin's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 18th and Benin ranks 19th of 44 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Benin	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.30 million number	31,109 number	1.27 million number	Arab World
1980s	1.62 million number	68,624 number	1.55 million number	Arab World
1990s	1.82 million number	97,541 number	1.73 million number	Arab World
2000s	1.79 million number	134,705 number	1.66 million number	Arab World
2010s	1.77 million number	136,477 number	1.63 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Arab World or Benin?: Arab World, at 1.74 million number against 190,692 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Arab World and Benin?: 1.55 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Benin?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Benin rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Arab World ranks 18th and Benin ranks 19th of 44 groups.
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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About this data

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.