Benin vs Madagascar: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Benin
19.9%
in 2018
Madagascar
16.8%
in 2018
Benin rank
9th
Madagascar rank
12th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 19.9% against 16.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 19.7% | 7.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 33.8% | 7.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.6% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 23.8% | 4.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 1.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Benin or Madagascar?
- Benin, at 19.9% against 16.8% in Madagascar as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Madagascar?
- 3.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 12th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.