Benin vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Benin
23.9%
in 2015
Mali
30.7%
in 2016
Benin rank
7th
Mali rank
5th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Benin
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 30.7% against 23.9% in Benin, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.

Benin ranks 7th and Mali ranks 5th of 178 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 9.3% 20.7% 11.4% Mali
1980s 20.0% 26.7% 6.7% Mali
2000s 19.0% 23.5% 4.5% Mali
2010s 23.5% 33.1% 9.6% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Benin or Mali?
Mali, at 30.7% against 23.9% in Benin as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Benin and Mali?
6.8%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
15 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Benin ranks 7th and Mali ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.