Benin vs Malawi: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Benin
18.0%
in 2018
Malawi
19.5%
in 2018
Benin rank
14th
Malawi rank
11th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 19.5% against 18.0% in Benin, a difference of 1.5%.

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 14th and Malawi ranks 11th of 131 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 41.2% 12.0% 29.2% Benin
1980s 38.6% 14.0% 24.6% Benin
1990s 37.5% 12.2% 25.3% Benin
2000s 23.3% 12.8% 10.5% Benin
2010s 12.5% 16.2% 3.7% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Benin or Malawi?
Malawi, at 19.5% against 18.0% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Malawi?
1.5%, 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 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Benin ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.