Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 4,221 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4,221 number
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
64th
of 188 countries
All-time high
23,723 number
in 1989
All-time low
3,951 number
in 2017
Years of data
37
1971–2018

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1971–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1971199420181971: 23.1k number1972: 14.9k number1973: 13.8k number1974: 15.2k number1976: 17.1k number1977: 18.1k number1981: 16.8k number1982: 18.6k number1983: 19.5k number1984: 22.1k number1987: 22.0k number1988: 20.4k number1989: 23.7k number1991: 23.5k number1992: 20.2k number1993: 23.6k number1995: 19.3k number1996: 15.0k number1998: 23.0k number2000: 20.0k number2001: 19.4k number2002: 21.0k number2003: 21.0k number2005: 18.4k number2006: 19.8k number2007: 17.0k number2008: 14.2k number2009: 11.3k number2010: 12.1k number2011: 11.4k number2012: 10.9k number2013: 10.4k number2014: 8.2k number2015: 6.8k number2016: 5.6k number2017: 4.0k number2018: 4.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 4,221 number for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 23,723 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3,951 number, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number) in El Salvador, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 23,085 number
1972 14,920 number -35.4%
1973 13,787 number -7.6%
1974 15,172 number +10.0%
1976 17,146 number +13.0%
1977 18,106 number +5.6%
1981 16,761 number -7.4%
1982 18,557 number +10.7%
1983 19,456 number +4.8%
1984 22,084 number +13.5%
1987 22,038 number -0.2%
1988 20,441 number -7.2%
1989 23,723 number +16.1%
1991 23,471 number -1.1%
1992 20,234 number -13.8%
1993 23,597 number +16.6%
1995 19,251 number -18.4%
1996 15,022 number -22.0%
1998 22,962 number +52.9%
2000 20,049 number -12.7%
2001 19,422 number -3.1%
2002 21,036 number +8.3%
2003 20,957 number -0.4%
2005 18,444 number -12.0%
2006 19,760 number +7.1%
2007 16,953 number -14.2%
2008 14,188 number -16.3%
2009 11,329 number -20.2%
2010 12,141 number +7.2%
2011 11,378 number -6.3%
2012 10,886 number -4.3%
2013 10,382 number -4.6%
2014 8,211 number -20.9%
2015 6,824 number -16.9%
2016 5,570 number -18.4%
2017 3,951 number -29.1%
2018 4,221 number +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17,036 number 13,787 number 23,085 number 6
1980s 20,437 number 16,761 number 23,723 number 7
1990s 20,756 number 15,022 number 23,597 number 6
2000s 18,015 number 11,329 number 21,036 number 9
2010s 8,174 number 3,951 number 12,141 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 61 Libya 5,010 number compare
  2. 62 Timor-Leste 4,872 number compare
  3. 63 Netherlands 4,628 number compare
  4. 65 Russian Federation 4,192 number compare
  5. 66 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4,077 number compare
  6. 67 Gambia 3,536 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador?
Repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador was 4,221 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 23,723 number in 1989.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 3,951 number in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?
El Salvador ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.