Benin vs Niger: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Benin
18.0%
in 2018
Niger
15.3%
in 2013
Benin rank
14th
Niger rank
17th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Benin currently reports 18.0% against 15.3% in Niger, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Niger ranks 17th of 131 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.2% | 37.7% | 2.5% | Benin |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 40.1% | 8.9% | Niger |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 43.5% | 7.7% | Niger |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 28.3% | 1.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 16.5% | 5.3% | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Benin, at 18.0% against 15.3% in Niger as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Benin and Niger?
- 2.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 14th and Niger ranks 17th 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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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.