El Salvador vs Uruguay: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male

El Salvador
4.4%
in 2017
Uruguay
5.0%
in 2015
El Salvador rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
60th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 5.0% against 4.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 9.2% 15.2% 5.9% Uruguay
1980s 9.3% 10.3% 1.0% Uruguay
1990s 7.7% 11.0% 3.2% Uruguay
2000s 7.4% 8.4% 1.1% Uruguay
2010s 6.8% 5.6% 1.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male, El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 5.0% against 4.4% in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male between El Salvador and Uruguay?
0.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). 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), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,893 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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