Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal is 0.0017 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0088 units per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 units per person, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 72nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0069 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0066 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 units per person | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0074 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.008 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0085 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.007 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.005 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | -51.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 units per person | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | -9.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0017 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0017 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 units per person, 28% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More education data for Senegal
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.127 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Senegal was 0.0017 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.