El Salvador vs Kenya: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

El Salvador
2.9%
in 2017
Kenya
2.7%
in 2015
El Salvador rank
69th
Kenya rank
70th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Kenya
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 69th and Kenya ranks 70th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 11.0% 4.8% 6.2% El Salvador
1980s 8.2% 13.3% 5.2% Kenya
2000s 5.3% 5.8% 0.5% Kenya
2010s 3.8% 3.0% 0.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, El Salvador or Kenya?
El Salvador, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Kenya as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between El Salvador and Kenya?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
El Salvador ranks 69th and Kenya ranks 70th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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