Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin

Benin: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 28,071 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
28,071 number
Change on year
up 43.7%
World rank
13th
of 164 countries
All-time high
28,071 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,593 number
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin, 1971–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1971199520191971: 1.6k number1972: 1.7k number1973: 2.3k number1974: 2.2k number1975: 2.4k number1976: 2.9k number1977: 3.0k number1978: 3.4k number1979: 2.8k number1980: 3.9k number1981: 3.2k number1982: 1.7k number1983: 4.1k number1984: 6.1k number1985: 6.2k number1986: 5.9k number1987: 6.2k number1988: 6.0k number1989: 6.3k number1990: 4.2k number1991: 4.5k number1992: 5.5k number1993: 7.0k number1994: 7.9k number1995: 8.9k number1996: 10.1k number1997: 10.8k number1998: 11.1k number2000: 11.9k number2001: 13.5k number2002: 19.2k number2003: 17.7k number2004: 20.4k number2008: 18.6k number2010: 18.6k number2011: 15.7k number2012: 18.5k number2013: 19.2k number2014: 20.0k number2015: 20.9k number2016: 19.5k number2019: 28.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin stood at 28,071 number. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.7% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin peaked at 28,071 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,593 number, in 1971.

Benin ranks 13th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number) in Benin, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 1,593 number
1972 1,686 number +5.8%
1973 2,268 number +34.5%
1974 2,173 number -4.2%
1975 2,381 number +9.6%
1976 2,863 number +20.2%
1977 3,026 number +5.7%
1978 3,399 number +12.3%
1979 2,825 number -16.9%
1980 3,883 number +37.5%
1981 3,183 number -18.0%
1982 1,733 number -45.6%
1983 4,101 number +136.6%
1984 6,060 number +47.8%
1985 6,170 number +1.8%
1986 5,941 number -3.7%
1987 6,215 number +4.6%
1988 5,976 number -3.8%
1989 6,316 number +5.7%
1990 4,202 number -33.5%
1991 4,476 number +6.5%
1992 5,518 number +23.3%
1993 6,970 number +26.3%
1994 7,898 number +13.3%
1995 8,862 number +12.2%
1996 10,128 number +14.3%
1997 10,767 number +6.3%
1998 11,134 number +3.4%
2000 11,911 number +7.0%
2001 13,475 number +13.1%
2002 19,183 number +42.4%
2003 17,721 number -7.6%
2004 20,392 number +15.1%
2008 18,644 number -8.6%
2010 18,630 number -0.1%
2011 15,688 number -15.8%
2012 18,463 number +17.7%
2013 19,221 number +4.1%
2014 19,977 number +3.9%
2015 20,860 number +4.4%
2016 19,534 number -6.4%
2019 28,071 number +43.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,468 number 1,593 number 3,399 number 9
1980s 4,958 number 1,733 number 6,316 number 10
1990s 7,773 number 4,202 number 11,134 number 9
2000s 16,888 number 11,911 number 20,392 number 6
2010s 20,056 number 15,688 number 28,071 number 8

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 10 Burundi 37,722 number compare
  2. 11 Cameroon 37,076 number compare
  3. 12 Bangladesh 33,221 number compare
  4. 14 Côte d'Ivoire 26,605 number compare
  5. 15 South Africa 19,907 number compare
  6. 16 Rwanda 19,688 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin was 28,071 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 28,071 number in 2019.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 1,593 number in 1971.
How does Benin rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Benin ranks 13th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,806 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.