Benin vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Benin
356,609 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2.74 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
20th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.74 million number against 356,609 number in Benin, a difference of 2.38 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.7 times Benin's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 190 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 46,910 number 6.34 million number 6.29 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 105,429 number 7.84 million number 7.73 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 152,632 number 8.06 million number 7.90 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 234,945 number 6.84 million number 6.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 254,803 number 3.09 million number 2.84 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Benin or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.74 million number against 356,609 number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
2.38 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Benin and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
Benin ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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