Repeaters, primary, male in Benin
Benin: Repeaters, primary, male was 15.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters, primary, male in Benin stood at 15.4%.
The figure is up 50.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Benin peaked at 27.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.4% | — |
| 1972 | 16.9% | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 20.1% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 21.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 21.2% | +24.0% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 25.2% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 16.8% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 17.1% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 21.2% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 14.3% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 15.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 17 Portugal 16.3% compare
- 18 Eswatini 15.6% compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 15.5% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 14.9% compare
- 22 Rwanda 14.5% compare
- 23 Sao Tome and Principe 14.4% compare
More education data for Benin
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Benin?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Benin was 15.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.