Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Senegal
Senegal: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 29,642 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Senegal, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Senegal is 29,642 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Senegal peaked at 85,439 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20,516 number, in 1971.
That places Senegal 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20,516 number | — |
| 1972 | 20,551 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 20,915 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 23,005 number | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 25,430 number | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 26,552 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 28,618 number | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 31,419 number | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 32,737 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 36,842 number | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 38,942 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 39,311 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 43,409 number | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 45,978 number | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 49,286 number | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 50,085 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 53,700 number | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 56,843 number | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 61,535 number | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 67,265 number | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 68,766 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 73,853 number | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 76,518 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 83,460 number | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 85,439 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 82,926 number | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 75,968 number | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 81,747 number | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 61,622 number | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 61,709 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 53,534 number | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 25,557 number | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 30,831 number | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 25,424 number | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 26,886 number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 26,329 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 29,642 number | +12.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29,642 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,330 number, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29,642 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58,957 number, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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 | -52.3% | 53,534 number | 25,557 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,247 number | 20,516 number | 23,005 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 33,696 number | 25,430 number | 43,409 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 54,956 number | 45,978 number | 67,265 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 75,201 number | 61,622 number | 85,439 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,172 number | 25,424 number | 53,534 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, female in Senegal?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Senegal was 29,642 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85,439 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,516 number in 1971.
- How does Senegal rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Senegal ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.