Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin
Benin: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 19.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 19.8% for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 45.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin peaked at 39.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2015.
That places Benin 7th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.2% | — |
| 1972 | 33.2% | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 29.2% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 32.7% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 31.7% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | +28.3% |
| 1984 | 33.8% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 32.4% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 22.2% | -33.9% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | +48.5% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.7% | 26.4% | 33.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 22.2% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 33.0% | 37.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 19.7% | 39.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.6% | 19.8% | 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 5 of primary education, female in Benin?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in Benin was 19.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.