Benin vs Suriname: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

Benin
16.4%
in 2018
Suriname
18.5%
in 2018
Benin rank
15th
Suriname rank
13th

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

  • Benin
  • Suriname
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 18.5% against 16.4% in Benin, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Benin ranks 15th and Suriname ranks 13th of 181 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 21.0% 25.8% 4.8% Suriname
1980s 26.6% 24.1% 2.5% Benin
2000s 13.9% 20.2% 6.3% Suriname
2010s 12.5% 19.0% 6.5% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, Benin or Suriname?
Suriname, at 18.5% against 16.4% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between Benin and Suriname?
2.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
Benin ranks 15th and Suriname ranks 13th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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