Peru vs Senegal: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Peru
2.8%
in 2017
Senegal
2.8%
in 2014
Peru rank
82nd
Senegal rank
80th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • Senegal
5101520197119942017

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 82nd and Senegal ranks 80th of 184 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 17.5% 16.7% 0.8% Peru
1980s 17.1% 16.8% 0.3% Peru
1990s 10.3% 14.5% 4.1% Senegal
2000s 8.0% 11.4% 3.4% Senegal
2010s 4.3% 3.1% 1.2% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Peru or Senegal?
Senegal, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Peru as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Peru and Senegal?
0.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Senegal?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2014.
How do Peru and Senegal rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Peru ranks 82nd and Senegal ranks 80th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.