Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Benin
15.8%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
17.4%
in 2016
Benin rank
11th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
9th

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

  • Benin
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 17.4% against 15.8% in Benin, a difference of 1.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th of 174 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 23.6% 26.8% 3.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 17.1% 26.4% 9.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 12.1% 18.7% 6.6% Sao Tome and Principe

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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 17.4% against 15.8% in Benin as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
8 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Benin ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 9th 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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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.