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
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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About this data
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.