Senegal vs Spain: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Senegal
1.9%
in 2014
Spain
2.0%
in 2017
Senegal rank
80th
Spain rank
79th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Senegal
  • Spain
05101520197119942017

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Senegal ranks 80th and Spain ranks 79th of 157 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 16.2% 8.0% 8.1% Senegal
2000s 8.2% 0.5% 7.7% Senegal
2010s 2.1% 0.0% 2.1% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Senegal or Spain?
Spain, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Senegal as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Senegal and Spain?
0.1%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Spain?
17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Senegal and Spain rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Senegal ranks 80th and Spain ranks 79th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.