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
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Benin, 1971–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.