Benin vs Suriname: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Benin
16.0%
in 2018
Suriname
16.0%
in 2018
Benin rank
14th
Suriname rank
15th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Benin
- Suriname
How they compare
Benin currently reports 16.0% against 16.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 23.8% | 1.9% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 21.6% | 4.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 17.4% | 3.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 16.4% | 4.1% | Suriname |
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 Suriname?
- Benin, at 16.0% against 16.0% in Suriname as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Benin and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Benin ranks 14th and Suriname ranks 15th 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.