Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin
Benin: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 7.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin stood at 7.3%.
The figure is up 116.7% on the previous year and up 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin peaked at 27.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2015.
That places Benin 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.8% | — |
| 1972 | 16.6% | +30.1% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 18.7% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 20.7% | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 21.8% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 21.9% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -42.1% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +32.6% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -65.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +116.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.9% | 12.8% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 4.0% | 22.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 7 |
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More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Benin was 7.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.