Benin - Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)

Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Benin was 15.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 27.79 in 1984, while its lowest value was 10.23 in 2016.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 18.45
1972 16.90
1973 18.34
1974 20.09
1975 16.78
1976 20.28
1977 20.95
1978 20.02
1979 18.11
1980 23.05
1981 18.63
1982 17.14
1983 21.25
1984 27.79
1985 25.23
1986 26.35
1987 25.83
1988 25.96
1989 25.93
1990 24.55
1991 21.17
1992 22.75
1993 23.58
1994 24.52
1995 24.28
1996 24.91
1997 25.14
1998 23.76
2000 19.97
2001 19.90
2002 20.92
2003 19.89
2004 23.01
2005 16.69
2008 14.28
2010 13.45
2011 10.90
2012 11.65
2013 11.26
2014 11.01
2015 11.04
2016 10.23
2018 15.40

Development Relevance: Data on repeaters are often used to indicate an education system's internal efficiency. Repeaters not only increase the cost of education for the family and the school system, but also use limited school resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Country policies on repetition and promotion differ. In some cases the number of repeaters is controlled because of limited capacity. In other cases the number of repeaters is almost 0 because of automatic promotion – suggesting a system that is highly efficient but that may not be endowing students with enough cognitive skills.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Share of repeaters in primary school is calculated by dividing the sum of repeaters in all grades of primary school by the total number of students enrolled in primary school, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Efficiency