Benin vs Suriname: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male

Benin
18.2%
in 2018
Suriname
21.9%
in 2018
Benin rank
11th
Suriname rank
8th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male over time

  • Benin
  • Suriname
1020304050197119942018

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 21.9% against 18.2% in Benin, a difference of 3.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 118 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 37.5% 19.2% 18.3% Benin
1980s 44.5% 21.1% 23.4% Benin
2000s 14.7% 19.2% 4.5% Suriname
2010s 10.7% 19.1% 8.4% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male, Benin or Suriname?
Suriname, at 21.9% against 18.2% in Benin as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Benin and Suriname?
3.7%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Benin ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,212 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.