Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Benin

Benin: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 15.7% in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
15.7%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
12th
of 181 countries
All-time high
30.6%
in 1983
All-time low
9.7%
in 2015
Years of data
40
1971–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Benin, 1971–2018

10152025301971199420181971: 21.1 %1972: 23.6 %1973: 22.1 %1975: 25.5 %1976: 24.8 %1977: 24.6 %1978: 22.3 %1979: 26.2 %1980: 21.9 %1982: 26.7 %1983: 30.6 %1984: 28.3 %1985: 28.1 %1986: 27.9 %1987: 27.2 %1988: 27.6 %1989: 21.4 %1990: 25.4 %1991: 26.3 %1992: 27.8 %1993: 26.8 %1994: 27.3 %1995: 27.6 %1996: 28 %1997: 26.2 %1999: 21.7 %2000: 22.7 %2001: 25 %2002: 21.7 %2003: 25.3 %2004: 17.2 %2009: 14 %2010: 11.3 %2011: 12.4 %2012: 11.7 %2013: 11.1 %2014: 10.9 %2015: 9.7 %2017: 14.6 %2018: 15.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Benin recorded 15.7% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Benin peaked at 30.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2015.

That places Benin 12th out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23.8% 21.1% 26.2% 8
1980s 26.6% 21.4% 30.6% 9
1990s 26.4% 21.7% 28.0% 9
2000s 21.0% 14.0% 25.3% 6
2010s 12.2% 9.7% 15.7% 8

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 9 Congo, Republic of 19.5% compare
  2. 10 Haiti 18.3% compare
  3. 11 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 18.0% compare
  4. 13 Comoros, Union of the 15.1% compare
  5. 14 Guinea 14.5% compare
  6. 15 Namibia 13.3% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places β†’

More reference data data for Benin

All data for Benin β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Benin?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Benin was 15.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1983.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
How does Benin rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Benin ranks 12th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.