Ecuador vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both

Ecuador
1.9%
in 2017
El Salvador
1.7%
in 2017
Ecuador rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
86th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 21 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 86th of 161 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 9.3% 0.8% 8.5% Ecuador
1980s 11.1% 1.2% 9.9% Ecuador
2000s 4.1% 1.9% 2.2% Ecuador
2010s 3.1% 2.0% 1.0% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both, Ecuador or El Salvador?
Ecuador, at 1.9% against 1.7% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both between Ecuador and El Salvador?
0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Ecuador ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 86th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.