Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Senegal
Senegal: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 58,729 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 58,729 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 178,966 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 49,888 number, in 1973.
Senegal ranks 61st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52,136 number | — |
| 1972 | 51,891 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 49,888 number | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 51,745 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 56,827 number | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 63,041 number | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 65,349 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 70,898 number | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 78,013 number | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 81,272 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 90,459 number | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 95,234 number | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 95,259 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 104,522 number | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 110,485 number | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 116,730 number | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 116,164 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 122,184 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 128,102 number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 137,002 number | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 148,574 number | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 150,838 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 161,348 number | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 163,342 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 177,289 number | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 178,966 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 171,209 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 156,698 number | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 167,196 number | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 124,335 number | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 123,877 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 106,071 number | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 51,605 number | -51.3% |
| 2012 | 61,034 number | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 50,438 number | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 54,351 number | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 52,602 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 58,729 number | +11.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 58,729 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76,885 number, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 58,729 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,224 number, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -51.3% | 106,071 number | 51,605 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,497 number | 49,888 number | 56,827 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 82,672 number | 63,041 number | 104,522 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 125,606 number | 110,485 number | 148,574 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 157,510 number | 123,877 number | 178,966 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,119 number | 50,438 number | 106,071 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 84.65 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55,703 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 64,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 181,550 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.28 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4401 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Senegal?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Senegal was 58,729 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 178,966 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,888 number in 1973.
- How does Senegal rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.