Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin

Benin: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 25.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
25.0%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 172 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2014
All-time low
9.0%
in 1978
Years of data
13
1971–2015

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin, 1971–2015

01020301971199320151971: 13.1 %1972: 17.5 %1976: 11.9 %1977: 10.5 %1978: 9 %1979: 10.6 %1980: 11.5 %1983: 24.2 %2000: 23.6 %2005: 17.5 %2013: 23.3 %2014: 25.4 %2015: 25 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Benin recorded 25.0% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin peaked at 25.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1978.

Benin ranks 7th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Benin, 1971 to 2015.
Year % Change
1971 13.1%
1972 17.5% +33.2%
1976 11.9% -32.1%
1977 10.5% -11.5%
1978 9.0% -14.8%
1979 10.6% +18.0%
1980 11.5% +9.0%
1983 24.2% +110.5%
2000 23.6% -2.8%
2005 17.5% -25.6%
2013 23.3% +33.2%
2014 25.4% +9.0%
2015 25.0% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.1% 9.0% 17.5% 6
1980s 17.9% 11.5% 24.2% 2
2000s 20.5% 17.5% 23.6% 2
2010s 24.6% 23.3% 25.4% 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 4 Namibia 29.7% compare
  2. 5 Burundi 29.0% compare
  3. 6 Iraq 28.0% compare
  4. 8 Portugal 23.1% compare
  5. 9 Chad 22.0% compare
  6. 10 Burkina Faso 20.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin was 25.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1978.
How does Benin rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
Benin ranks 7th out of 172 countries with data for 2015.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.