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

Latest (2018)
16.4%
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
15th
of 181 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 1983
All-time low
10.3%
in 2015
Years of data
40
1971–2018

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

01020301971199420181971: 18.8 %1972: 20.8 %1973: 20.8 %1975: 21.3 %1976: 22.7 %1977: 20.8 %1978: 20.9 %1979: 23.7 %1980: 20.3 %1982: 22.4 %1983: 27.6 %1984: 26.1 %1985: 26.2 %1986: 26.8 %1987: 26.4 %1988: 26.6 %1989: 21.3 %1990: 25 %1991: 24.7 %1992: 26.3 %1993: 25.1 %1994: 26.1 %1995: 26.3 %1996: 27 %1997: 25.1 %1999: 21 %2000: 22.4 %2001: 22.6 %2002: 21.1 %2003: 24.2 %2004: 16.4 %2009: 13.9 %2010: 11.4 %2011: 12.3 %2012: 11.7 %2013: 11.3 %2014: 11.5 %2015: 10.3 %2017: 15.2 %2018: 16.4 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Haiti 18.7% compare
  2. 13 Suriname 18.5% compare
  3. 14 Comoros 17.4% compare
  4. 16 Vanuatu 15.8% compare
  5. 17 Portugal 15.5% compare
  6. 18 New Caledonia 14.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
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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.