What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?

19,495 number, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?

12 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2010.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau

39,234 number

in 2010

Senegal

58,729 number

in 2019

Guinea-Bissau rank

64th

Senegal rank

61st

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

Guinea-Bissau
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 58,729 number against 39,234 number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 19,495 number.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.5 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th and Senegal ranks 61st of 190 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23,992 number	56,827 number	32,835 number	Senegal
1980s	24,181 number	75,639 number	51,458 number	Senegal
2000s	40,166 number	160,023 number	119,858 number	Senegal
2010s	39,234 number	106,071 number	66,837 number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Senegal?: Senegal, at 58,729 number against 39,234 number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?: 19,495 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Senegal?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Senegal rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th 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.