Benin vs Namibia: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Benin
16.0%
in 2018
Namibia
16.1%
in 2017
Benin rank
14th
Namibia rank
13th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Namibia
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.1% against 16.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 13th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 25.2% 17.6% 7.5% Benin
2000s 20.5% 14.3% 6.2% Benin
2010s 13.3% 15.7% 2.4% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Benin or Namibia?
Namibia, at 16.1% against 16.0% in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Benin and Namibia?
0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Benin ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 13th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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