Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal
Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes was 1.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal peaked at 16.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 87th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.3% | — |
| 1972 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -51.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 13.2% | 16.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 4.4% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 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 repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes in Senegal was 1.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Senegal ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.