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

El Salvador
3.6%
in 2017
Guatemala
3.9%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
66th
Guatemala rank
63rd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 3.9% against 3.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 66th and Guatemala ranks 63rd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 1.0% 6.5% 5.5% Guatemala
2000s 4.5% 3.3% 1.2% El Salvador
2010s 4.5% 4.5% 0.0% Guatemala

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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 3.9% against 3.6% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.3%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
El Salvador ranks 66th and Guatemala ranks 63rd of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,110 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.