Benin vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female

Benin
82,785 number
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.62 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
9th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female over time

  • Benin
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.62 million number against 82,785 number in Benin, a difference of 1.54 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.6 times Benin's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 182 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 16,518 number 708,966 number 692,447 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 67,729 number 1.48 million number 1.41 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female, Benin or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.62 million number against 82,785 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.54 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
Benin ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 4,367 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.