El Salvador vs Peru: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

El Salvador
2.5%
in 2017
Peru
2.6%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
62nd
Peru rank
61st

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Peru
23456200020092018

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Peru ahead.

El Salvador ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 61st of 156 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 3.1% 5.2% 2.1% Peru
2010s 3.0% 3.2% 0.2% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), El Salvador or Peru?
Peru, at 2.6% against 2.5% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between El Salvador and Peru?
0.1%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Peru?
11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Peru rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
El Salvador ranks 62nd and Peru ranks 61st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.