Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.59 million number against 356,609 number in Benin as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

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.

Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Benin

356,609 number

in 2019

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

2.59 million number

in 2019

Benin rank

20th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank

23rd

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

Benin
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 2.59 million number against 356,609 number in Benin, a difference of 2.23 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.3 times Benin's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 190 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	46,910 number	2.20 million number	2.15 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s	105,429 number	2.93 million number	2.82 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s	152,632 number	3.14 million number	2.99 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s	234,945 number	2.74 million number	2.50 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s	254,803 number	2.61 million number	2.36 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.59 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 2.23 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Benin ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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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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: 04 September 2026

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