Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal

Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 17.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
17.4%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
17th
of 164 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2014
All-time low
8.4%
in 1972
Years of data
17
1972–2014

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, 1972–2014

0510151972199320141972: 8.4 %1989: 9.6 %1996: 11.8 %2000: 11.1 %2001: 11.9 %2002: 14.1 %2003: 10.4 %2004: 10.7 %2005: 9.8 %2007: 12.1 %2008: 12 %2009: 13.8 %2010: 13.6 %2011: 14.2 %2012: 14 %2013: 16.6 %2014: 17.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal stood at 17.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal peaked at 17.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1972.

Senegal ranks 17th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Senegal, 1972 to 2014.
Year % Change
1972 8.4%
1989 9.6% +14.4%
1996 11.8% +23.3%
2000 11.1% -6.1%
2001 11.9% +7.2%
2002 14.1% +18.3%
2003 10.4% -26.0%
2004 10.7% +2.9%
2005 9.8% -8.8%
2007 12.1% +23.7%
2008 12.0% -1.0%
2009 13.8% +15.3%
2010 13.6% -1.8%
2011 14.2% +4.8%
2012 14.0% -1.2%
2013 16.6% +18.1%
2014 17.4% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.4% 8.4% 8.4% 1
1980s 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 1
1990s 11.8% 11.8% 11.8% 1
2000s 11.8% 9.8% 14.1% 9
2010s 15.2% 13.6% 17.4% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 14 Tunisia 20.0% compare
  2. 15 Burkina Faso 17.9% compare
  3. 16 Libya 17.4% compare
  4. 18 Eswatini 17.3% compare
  5. 19 Argentina 16.9% compare
  6. 20 Congo 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal was 17.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1972.
How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Senegal ranks 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 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.