Benin vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Benin
17.4%
in 2018
Malawi
22.5%
in 2018
Benin rank
9th
Malawi rank
6th

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

  • Benin
  • Malawi
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 22.5% against 17.4% in Benin, a difference of 5.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malawi ahead.

Benin ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 6th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 17.9% 17.1% 0.8% Benin
1980s 20.7% 18.1% 2.6% Benin
1990s 20.3% 19.1% 1.2% Benin
2000s 16.2% 18.9% 2.7% Malawi
2010s 14.2% 21.1% 6.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Benin or Malawi?
Malawi, at 22.5% against 17.4% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Benin and Malawi?
5.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Benin ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.