Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal

Senegal: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 7,624 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
7,624 number
World rank
28th
of 140 countries
All-time high
21,156 number
in 2007
All-time low
3,361 number
in 2011
Years of data
36
1971–2019

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal, 1971–2019

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199520191971: 5.5k number1972: 5.2k number1978: 5.2k number1979: 6.6k number1980: 7.7k number1981: 8.4k number1982: 8.9k number1983: 9.8k number1984: 10.3k number1985: 11.9k number1986: 11.8k number1988: 13.2k number1989: 15.2k number1990: 16.1k number1992: 15.5k number1994: 14.4k number1996: 15.0k number1997: 15.4k number1998: 15.9k number2000: 17.2k number2001: 17.8k number2002: 17.8k number2003: 20.2k number2004: 21.0k number2005: 20.0k number2006: 20.0k number2007: 21.2k number2008: 17.3k number2009: 18.3k number2010: 15.0k number2011: 3.4k number2012: 5.1k number2013: 3.9k number2014: 4.1k number2015: 4.1k number2019: 7.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal is 7,624 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 21,156 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,361 number, in 2011.

That places Senegal 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number) in Senegal, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 5,492 number
1972 5,249 number -4.4%
1978 5,168 number -1.5%
1979 6,556 number +26.9%
1980 7,731 number +17.9%
1981 8,409 number +8.8%
1982 8,925 number +6.1%
1983 9,816 number +10.0%
1984 10,271 number +4.6%
1985 11,875 number +15.6%
1986 11,825 number -0.4%
1988 13,248 number +12.0%
1989 15,198 number +14.7%
1990 16,117 number +6.0%
1992 15,525 number -3.7%
1994 14,365 number -7.5%
1996 15,013 number +4.5%
1997 15,426 number +2.8%
1998 15,929 number +3.3%
2000 17,245 number +8.3%
2001 17,772 number +3.1%
2002 17,829 number +0.3%
2003 20,233 number +13.5%
2004 20,993 number +3.8%
2005 20,043 number -4.5%
2006 20,012 number -0.2%
2007 21,156 number +5.7%
2008 17,311 number -18.2%
2009 18,279 number +5.6%
2010 15,044 number -17.7%
2011 3,361 number -77.7%
2012 5,072 number +50.9%
2013 3,895 number -23.2%
2014 4,118 number +5.7%
2015 4,069 number -1.2%
2019 7,624 number +87.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,616 number 5,168 number 6,556 number 4
1980s 10,811 number 7,731 number 15,198 number 9
1990s 15,396 number 14,365 number 16,117 number 6
2000s 19,087 number 17,245 number 21,156 number 10
2010s 6,169 number 3,361 number 15,044 number 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 25 Belgium 9,196 number compare
  2. 26 Haiti 8,619 number compare
  3. 27 Yemen 8,251 number compare
  4. 29 Sudan 7,114 number compare
  5. 30 Central African Republic 6,892 number compare
  6. 31 Congo 5,784 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal?
Repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Senegal was 7,624 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 21,156 number in 2007.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 3,361 number in 2011.
How does Senegal rank for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female?
Senegal ranks 28th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 3,309 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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