Benin vs Burundi: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education

Benin
25.0%
in 2015
Burundi
29.0%
in 2018
Benin rank
7th
Burundi rank
5th

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

  • Benin
  • Burundi
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 29.0% against 25.0% in Benin, a difference of 4.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 7th and Burundi ranks 5th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burundi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burundi Difference Ahead
1970s 11.1% 6.9% 4.3% Benin
1980s 24.2% 14.8% 9.4% Benin
2000s 17.5% 33.5% 16.0% Burundi
2010s 24.6% 18.7% 5.9% Benin

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, Benin or Burundi?
Burundi, at 29.0% against 25.0% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Benin and Burundi?
4.0%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burundi?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Benin and Burundi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Benin ranks 7th and Burundi ranks 5th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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