What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Senegal?

992 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Dominican Republic

59,721 number

in 2019

Senegal

58,729 number

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

60th

Senegal rank

61st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

Dominican Republic
Senegal

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 59,721 number against 58,729 number in Senegal, a difference of 992 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 61st of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	170,381 number	52,136 number	118,245 number	Dominican Republic
1980s	199,142 number	65,349 number	133,793 number	Dominican Republic
1990s	107,156 number	132,369 number	25,212 number	Senegal
2000s	87,577 number	158,875 number	71,298 number	Senegal
2010s	86,948 number	62,119 number	24,830 number	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Senegal?: Dominican Republic, at 59,721 number against 58,729 number in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Senegal?: 992 number, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 61st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.