Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Senegal
Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female was 1.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Senegal, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Senegal is 1.6%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female in Senegal peaked at 17.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.
Senegal ranks 78th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.4% | — |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -38.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -51.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 4.3% | 13.4% | 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, female in Senegal?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female 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, female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female 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, female?
- Senegal ranks 78th out of 171 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.