Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal

Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male was 26.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
26.8%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
9th
of 68 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2014
All-time low
13.6%
in 1989
Years of data
15
1972–2014

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, 1972–2014

01020301972199320141972: 19.7 %1989: 13.6 %1996: 23.3 %2000: 25.9 %2001: 25.7 %2004: 20.7 %2005: 24.7 %2007: 23.8 %2008: 24 %2009: 25.2 %2010: 22.4 %2011: 21.8 %2012: 19 %2013: 24.6 %2014: 26.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 26.8% for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal peaked at 26.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1989.

That places Senegal 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Senegal, 1972 to 2014.
Year % Change
1972 19.7%
1989 13.6% -31.0%
1996 23.3% +70.8%
2000 25.9% +11.5%
2001 25.7% -0.9%
2004 20.7% -19.5%
2005 24.7% +19.3%
2007 23.8% -3.6%
2008 24.0% +0.8%
2009 25.2% +5.1%
2010 22.4% -11.2%
2011 21.8% -2.8%
2012 19.0% -12.6%
2013 24.6% +29.2%
2014 26.8% +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.7% 19.7% 19.7% 1
1980s 13.6% 13.6% 13.6% 1
1990s 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 1
2000s 24.3% 20.7% 25.9% 7
2010s 22.9% 19.0% 26.8% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 6 Togo 29.8% compare
  2. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 29.3% compare
  3. 8 Burkina Faso 26.9% compare
  4. 10 Suriname 23.1% compare
  5. 11 Algeria 22.9% compare
  6. 12 Djibouti 22.7% compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal?
Repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal was 26.8% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1989.
How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male?
Senegal ranks 9th out of 68 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 981 data points, 1971–2019
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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.