Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal

Senegal: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 2,903 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,903 number
World rank
62nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
14,466 number
in 2004
All-time low
2,309 number
in 2013
Years of data
35
1971–2019

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal, 1971–2019

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1971199520191971: 4.3k number1972: 4.4k number1978: 4.1k number1979: 4.3k number1980: 4.9k number1981: 4.8k number1982: 5.4k number1983: 5.8k number1984: 6.0k number1985: 6.6k number1986: 7.5k number1988: 8.4k number1989: 9.5k number1990: 10.3k number1992: 10.3k number1994: 10.0k number1996: 10.2k number1997: 10.5k number1998: 11.1k number2000: 12.4k number2001: 13.4k number2002: 13.3k number2003: 14.0k number2004: 14.5k number2005: 13.7k number2006: 12.1k number2008: 8.5k number2009: 8.2k number2010: 6.5k number2011: 3.0k number2012: 3.1k number2013: 2.3k number2014: 2.5k number2015: 2.5k number2019: 2.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal is 2,903 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 14,466 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,309 number, in 2013.

That places Senegal 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) in Senegal, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 4,350 number
1972 4,418 number +1.6%
1978 4,133 number -6.5%
1979 4,295 number +3.9%
1980 4,901 number +14.1%
1981 4,801 number -2.0%
1982 5,385 number +12.2%
1983 5,757 number +6.9%
1984 5,995 number +4.1%
1985 6,592 number +10.0%
1986 7,531 number +14.2%
1988 8,392 number +11.4%
1989 9,464 number +12.8%
1990 10,316 number +9.0%
1992 10,264 number -0.5%
1994 10,019 number -2.4%
1996 10,215 number +2.0%
1997 10,452 number +2.3%
1998 11,092 number +6.1%
2000 12,417 number +11.9%
2001 13,429 number +8.2%
2002 13,291 number -1.0%
2003 14,040 number +5.6%
2004 14,466 number +3.0%
2005 13,651 number -5.6%
2006 12,118 number -11.2%
2008 8,478 number -30.0%
2009 8,224 number -3.0%
2010 6,523 number -20.7%
2011 3,004 number -53.9%
2012 3,114 number +3.7%
2013 2,309 number -25.9%
2014 2,489 number +7.8%
2015 2,471 number -0.7%
2019 2,903 number +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,299 number 4,133 number 4,418 number 4
1980s 6,535 number 4,801 number 9,464 number 9
1990s 10,393 number 10,019 number 11,092 number 6
2000s 12,235 number 8,224 number 14,466 number 9
2010s 3,259 number 2,309 number 6,523 number 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 59 Lebanon 3,107 number compare
  2. 60 Honduras 3,049 number compare
  3. 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,944 number compare
  4. 63 Eswatini 2,708 number compare
  5. 64 Oman 2,285 number compare
  6. 65 El Salvador 2,257 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal was 2,903 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 14,466 number in 2004.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 2,309 number in 2013.
How does Senegal rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Senegal ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.