Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin

Benin: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 97,503 number in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
97,503 number
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
13th
of 179 countries
All-time high
97,503 number
in 2016
All-time low
1,261 number
in 1971
Years of data
23
1971–2016

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin, 1971–2016

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1971199320161971: 1.3k number1972: 1.6k number1973: 2.0k number1974: 2.4k number1975: 3.0k number1976: 3.5k number1977: 4.4k number1978: 3.8k number1979: 3.8k number1980: 3.9k number1981: 4.0k number1983: 14.4k number1984: 23.6k number1985: 22.1k number1990: 14.7k number2000: 24.5k number2001: 30.1k number2006: 38.6k number2011: 75.7k number2013: 85.1k number2014: 87.9k number2015: 90.9k number2016: 97.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin stood at 97,503 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 152.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin peaked at 97,503 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,261 number, in 1971.

Benin ranks 13th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Benin, 1971 to 2016.
Year number Change
1971 1,261 number —
1972 1,619 number +28.4%
1973 2,050 number +26.6%
1974 2,370 number +15.6%
1975 3,038 number +28.2%
1976 3,527 number +16.1%
1977 4,368 number +23.8%
1978 3,805 number -12.9%
1979 3,752 number -1.4%
1980 3,879 number +3.4%
1981 3,981 number +2.6%
1983 14,437 number +262.6%
1984 23,596 number +63.4%
1985 22,069 number -6.5%
1990 14,651 number -33.6%
2000 24,506 number +67.3%
2001 30,060 number +22.7%
2006 38,610 number +28.4%
2011 75,680 number +96.0%
2013 85,130 number +12.5%
2014 87,945 number +3.3%
2015 90,861 number +3.3%
2016 97,503 number +7.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 97,503 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,132 number, 6.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 97,503 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,437 number, 5.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +262.6% 3,981 number 14,437 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,866 number 1,261 number 4,368 number 9
1980s 13,592 number 3,879 number 23,596 number 5
1990s 14,651 number 14,651 number 14,651 number 1
2000s 31,059 number 24,506 number 38,610 number 3
2010s 87,424 number 75,680 number 97,503 number 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 10 Cote d'Ivoire 113,668 number compare
  2. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 112,585 number compare
  3. 12 Burkina Faso 107,763 number compare
  4. 14 Philippines 93,540 number compare
  5. 15 Spain 87,654 number compare
  6. 16 Niger 86,041 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Benin was 97,503 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 97,503 number in 2016.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 1,261 number in 1971.
How does Benin rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Benin ranks 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 152.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.