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

Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 20.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
20.7%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
15th
of 172 countries
All-time high
20.7%
in 2014
All-time low
8.3%
in 1972
Years of data
18
1972–2014

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, 1972–2014

051015201972199320141972: 8.3 %1989: 8.9 %1996: 10.6 %1999: 10.1 %2000: 10.5 %2001: 11.7 %2002: 13.4 %2003: 10.3 %2004: 9.8 %2005: 9.1 %2007: 11.3 %2008: 12.1 %2009: 12.9 %2010: 14.1 %2011: 17 %2012: 16 %2013: 18.7 %2014: 20.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal is 20.7%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 111.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal peaked at 20.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1972.

Senegal ranks 15th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Senegal, 1972 to 2014.
Year % Change
1972 8.3%
1989 8.9% +7.5%
1996 10.6% +18.9%
1999 10.1% -4.9%
2000 10.5% +4.3%
2001 11.7% +11.2%
2002 13.4% +15.0%
2003 10.3% -23.5%
2004 9.8% -4.6%
2005 9.1% -7.5%
2007 11.3% +24.0%
2008 12.1% +8.0%
2009 12.9% +6.1%
2010 14.1% +9.2%
2011 17.0% +20.5%
2012 16.0% -5.9%
2013 18.7% +16.9%
2014 20.7% +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 1
1980s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1
1990s 10.3% 10.1% 10.6% 2
2000s 11.2% 9.1% 13.4% 9
2010s 17.3% 14.1% 20.7% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 12 Morocco 26.3% compare
  2. 13 Benin 22.9% compare
  3. 14 Libya 22.7% compare
  4. 16 Chad 20.7% compare
  5. 17 Burkina Faso 20.6% compare
  6. 18 Eritrea 20.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal was 20.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1972.
How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Senegal ranks 15th out of 172 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 111.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.