El Salvador vs New Zealand: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

El Salvador
3.7%
in 2017
New Zealand
3.8%
in 1991
El Salvador rank
68th
New Zealand rank
67th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 67th of 184 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 10.3% 0.0% 10.3% El Salvador
1980s 9.5% 3.2% 6.2% El Salvador
1990s 8.3% 3.8% 4.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, El Salvador or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 3.8% against 3.7% in El Salvador as of 1991.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between El Salvador and New Zealand?
0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 67th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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