Which has higher repeaters, primary, male, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?

Benin, at 15.4% against 14.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?

13 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters, primary, male

Benin

15.4%

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

14.4%

in 2017

Benin rank

20th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

23rd

Repeaters, primary, male over time

Benin
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Benin currently reports 15.4% against 14.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Benin ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.0%	52.6%	31.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	26.9%	27.5%	0.6%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	19.0%	26.4%	7.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	11.4%	13.6%	2.2%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, male, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?: Benin, at 15.4% against 14.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, male between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?: 1.0%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters, primary, male?: Benin ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit: % of male enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.