Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Benin
Benin: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) was 16.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Benin is 16.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Benin peaked at 27.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2015.
That places Benin 15th 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.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.8% | — |
| 1972 | 20.8% | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 20.8% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 22.7% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 23.7% | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 20.3% | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 26.1% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 26.4% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 21.3% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 25.1% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +7.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 16.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 16.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 18.8% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.8% | 20.3% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 13.9% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 16.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Benin?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Benin was 16.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Benin ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.