Finland vs Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Finland
0.8%
in 2017
Senegal
1.0%
in 2014
Finland rank
122nd
Senegal rank
119th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

  • Finland
  • Senegal
051015197119942017

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 119th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Senegal Difference Ahead
1980s 1.2% 9.7% 8.5% Senegal
1990s 1.1% 10.5% 9.4% Senegal
2000s 1.1% 7.0% 5.9% Senegal
2010s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male, Finland or Senegal?
Senegal, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Finland as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Finland and Senegal?
0.2%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Senegal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2014.
How do Finland and Senegal rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Finland ranks 122nd and Senegal ranks 119th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.