Benin vs Eswatini: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Benin
25.6%
in 2015
Eswatini
79.3%
in 2017
Benin rank
4th
Eswatini rank
1st

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Benin
  • Eswatini
020406080199820072017

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 79.3% against 25.6% in Benin, a difference of 53.7%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 3.1 times Benin's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 4th and Eswatini ranks 1st of 156 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Eswatini Difference Ahead
2000s 22.5% 11.8% 10.7% Benin
2010s 24.9% 13.1% 11.8% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Benin or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 79.3% against 25.6% in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Benin and Eswatini?
53.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eswatini?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
How do Benin and Eswatini rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Benin ranks 4th and Eswatini ranks 1st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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