Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Senegal

Senegal: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 2.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
2.7%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
71st
of 181 countries
All-time high
20.2%
in 1971
All-time low
2.7%
in 2014
Years of data
35
1971–2014

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Senegal, 1971–2014

51015201971199220141971: 20.2 %1977: 15.3 %1978: 16.8 %1979: 17.3 %1980: 17 %1981: 17.1 %1982: 17.5 %1983: 16.6 %1984: 17.3 %1985: 17.1 %1987: 15.8 %1988: 16.5 %1989: 16.9 %1991: 16.6 %1993: 15.9 %1995: 15.5 %1996: 14.8 %1997: 14.5 %1998: 14.5 %1999: 14.9 %2000: 14.5 %2001: 14.2 %2002: 14.8 %2003: 14 %2004: 12.4 %2005: 10.8 %2006: 11.3 %2007: 7.9 %2008: 7.6 %2009: 6.4 %2010: 3 %2011: 3.5 %2012: 2.8 %2013: 2.9 %2014: 2.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Senegal stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Senegal peaked at 20.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.

Senegal ranks 71st of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.4% 15.3% 20.2% 4
1980s 16.9% 15.8% 17.5% 9
1990s 15.2% 14.5% 16.6% 7
2000s 11.4% 6.4% 14.8% 10
2010s 3.0% 2.7% 3.5% 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 68 Slovak Republic 3.0% compare
  2. 69 El Salvador 2.9% compare
  3. 70 Kenya 2.7% compare
  4. 72 Panama 2.6% compare
  5. 73 Türkiye 2.6% compare
  6. 74 Austria 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Senegal?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Senegal was 2.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Senegal ranks 71st out of 181 countries with data for 2014.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.