Benin vs Eswatini: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Benin
7.3%
in 2018
Eswatini
7.5%
in 2017
Benin rank
47th
Eswatini rank
45th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 7.5% against 7.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Eswatini ahead.

Benin ranks 47th and Eswatini ranks 45th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Eswatini Difference Ahead
1970s 16.1% 11.4% 4.7% Benin
1980s 21.1% 16.3% 4.8% Benin
1990s 25.3% 18.7% 6.5% Benin
2000s 14.2% 18.8% 4.6% Eswatini
2010s 3.3% 15.4% 12.1% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Benin or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 7.5% against 7.3% in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Eswatini?
0.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eswatini?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Benin and Eswatini rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Benin ranks 47th and Eswatini ranks 45th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.