El Salvador vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
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
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.