Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 10.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 10.4% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal peaked at 20.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 34th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8.3% | — |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 11.9% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 4 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Senegal was 10.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
- Senegal ranks 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release