Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal
Senegal: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 1.9% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 19.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
That places Senegal 77th out of 140 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.5% | — |
| 1978 | 13.9% | -28.5% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -54.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 5.5% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 5 |
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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 5 of primary education, male in Senegal?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Senegal was 1.9% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does Senegal rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 140 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male 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 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.