Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal

Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 20.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
20.5%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
15th
of 178 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2014
All-time low
9.2%
in 2005
Years of data
26
1971–2014

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal, 1971–2014

051015201971199220141971: 9.5 %1972: 9.2 %1979: 12.2 %1980: 11.2 %1981: 10.2 %1982: 12.8 %1983: 11.2 %1987: 11.5 %1988: 11.4 %1989: 9.3 %1996: 10.5 %1999: 10.4 %2000: 10.5 %2001: 11.8 %2002: 13.3 %2003: 10.4 %2004: 9.8 %2005: 9.2 %2007: 11.4 %2008: 12.2 %2009: 13 %2010: 14.3 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 15.5 %2013: 18.6 %2014: 20.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal stood at 20.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 109.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal peaked at 20.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2005.

That places Senegal 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Senegal, 1971 to 2014.
Year % Change
1971 9.5%
1972 9.2% -2.6%
1979 12.2% +32.6%
1980 11.2% -8.5%
1981 10.2% -8.7%
1982 12.8% +24.8%
1983 11.2% -12.1%
1987 11.5% +2.8%
1988 11.4% -1.4%
1989 9.3% -18.5%
1996 10.5% +12.6%
1999 10.4% -0.7%
2000 10.5% +1.1%
2001 11.8% +12.9%
2002 13.3% +12.0%
2003 10.4% -21.3%
2004 9.8% -6.0%
2005 9.2% -6.5%
2007 11.4% +23.8%
2008 12.2% +7.6%
2009 13.0% +6.0%
2010 14.3% +10.2%
2011 17.2% +20.8%
2012 15.5% -10.2%
2013 18.6% +20.4%
2014 20.5% +10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.3% 9.2% 12.2% 3
1980s 11.1% 9.3% 12.8% 7
1990s 10.4% 10.4% 10.5% 2
2000s 11.3% 9.2% 13.3% 9
2010s 17.2% 14.3% 20.5% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 12 Algeria 21.1% compare
  2. 13 Cape Verde 21.0% compare
  3. 14 Burkina Faso 20.8% compare
  4. 16 Libya 20.4% compare
  5. 17 Morocco 20.4% compare
  6. 18 Portugal 20.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Senegal was 20.5% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2005.
How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Senegal ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.