Benin vs Congo: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Benin
15.8%
in 2018
Congo
16.2%
in 2007
Benin rank
11th
Congo rank
10th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Benin
  • Congo
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Congo currently reports 16.2% against 15.8% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Congo ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and Congo ranks 10th of 174 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 19.5% 22.4% 2.9% Congo
1980s 23.2% 23.4% 0.1% Congo
1990s 22.0% 22.1% 0.1% Congo
2000s 17.4% 20.5% 3.2% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Benin or Congo?
Congo, at 16.2% against 15.8% in Benin as of 2007.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Benin and Congo?
0.4%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
13 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2002.
How do Benin and Congo rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Benin ranks 11th and Congo ranks 10th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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