El Salvador vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

El Salvador
5.4%
in 2017
Guatemala
5.4%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
64th
Guatemala rank
65th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5.4% against 5.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 65th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 6.6% 5.8% Guatemala
2000s 6.1% 3.9% 2.2% El Salvador
2010s 6.4% 5.9% 0.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 5.4% against 5.4% in Guatemala as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
16 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
El Salvador ranks 64th and Guatemala ranks 65th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.