Benin vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Benin
19.9%
in 2018
Malawi
21.9%
in 2018
Benin rank
9th
Malawi rank
6th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 21.9% against 19.9% in Benin, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 6th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 9.0% | 18.3% | Benin |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 7.9% | 19.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 13.0% | 19.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 13.4% | 14.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 18.2% | 2.0% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 21.9% against 19.9% in Benin as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Malawi?
- 2.0%, 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 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 6th 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.