El Salvador vs Niger: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
El Salvador
3.7%
in 2017
Niger
3.6%
in 2014
El Salvador rank
68th
Niger rank
69th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.7% against 3.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Niger ahead.
El Salvador ranks 68th and Niger ranks 69th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 17.8% | 8.9% | Niger |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 15.0% | 5.4% | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 15.4% | 8.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 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 Niger?
- El Salvador, at 3.7% against 3.6% in Niger as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between El Salvador and Niger?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 68th and Niger ranks 69th 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
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.