Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin
Benin: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 27.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin is 27.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin peaked at 34.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
That places Benin 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.0% | — |
| 1976 | 19.6% | +40.2% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | -23.8% |
| 1979 | 13.4% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | -18.0% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +210.3% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 11.0% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 22.9% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.5% | 26.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.3% | 27.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 34.3% compare
- 5 Cape Verde 29.2% compare
- 6 Eritrea 28.8% compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.4% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 22.3% compare
- 10 Morocco 22.0% compare
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 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Benin was 27.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release