Benin vs Mali: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female

Benin
18.8%
in 2018
Mali
22.8%
in 2011
Benin rank
8th
Mali rank
5th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Benin
  • Mali
0102030197119942018

How they compare

Mali currently reports 22.8% against 18.8% in Benin, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Benin ranks 8th and Mali ranks 5th of 165 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 20.1% 29.6% 9.5% Mali
1980s 26.8% 28.5% 1.7% Mali
2000s 23.8% 23.3% 0.5% Benin
2010s 15.9% 19.4% 3.5% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female, Benin or Mali?
Mali, at 22.8% against 18.8% in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Benin and Mali?
4.0%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
13 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2011.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Benin ranks 8th and Mali ranks 5th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,138 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.