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

Repeaters, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in Benin was 14.79 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 29.98 in 1984, while its lowest value was 9.57 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 19.73
1972 18.60
1973 20.69
1974 21.77
1975 19.47
1976 23.29
1977 23.34
1978 22.84
1979 19.26
1980 23.56
1981 21.59
1982 20.30
1983 24.99
1984 29.98
1985 27.31
1986 27.86
1987 26.77
1988 26.62
1989 26.82
1990 24.60
1991 22.11
1992 23.86
1993 24.47
1994 24.90
1995 24.78
1996 25.45
1997 25.18
1998 23.70
2000 19.82
2001 19.84
2002 22.52
2003 19.97
2004 23.16
2005 16.91
2008 14.33
2010 13.32
2011 10.75
2012 11.56
2013 11.18
2014 10.65
2015 10.40
2016 9.57
2018 14.79

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