Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 2,257 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2,257 number
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
65th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4,843 number
in 2013
All-time low
533 number
in 1973
Years of data
37
1971–2018

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1971–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1971199420181971: 3.1k number1972: 1.1k number1973: 533 number1974: 976 number1976: 1.2k number1977: 1.2k number1981: 1.8k number1982: 1.7k number1983: 1.4k number1984: 1.3k number1987: 1.5k number1988: 1.4k number1989: 1.7k number1991: 1.8k number1992: 1.6k number1993: 1.9k number1995: 1.8k number1996: 1.0k number1998: 1.6k number2000: 2.0k number2001: 2.3k number2002: 2.7k number2003: 2.8k number2005: 3.2k number2006: 4.1k number2007: 4.2k number2008: 3.8k number2009: 3.3k number2010: 3.7k number2011: 3.8k number2012: 4.5k number2013: 4.8k number2014: 4.4k number2015: 3.7k number2016: 2.9k number2017: 1.9k number2018: 2.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 2,257 number for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 4,843 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 533 number, in 1973.

El Salvador ranks 65th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) in El Salvador, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 3,128 number
1972 1,148 number -63.3%
1973 533 number -53.6%
1974 976 number +83.1%
1976 1,154 number +18.2%
1977 1,238 number +7.3%
1981 1,755 number +41.8%
1982 1,656 number -5.6%
1983 1,432 number -13.5%
1984 1,314 number -8.2%
1987 1,456 number +10.8%
1988 1,381 number -5.2%
1989 1,681 number +21.7%
1991 1,795 number +6.8%
1992 1,589 number -11.5%
1993 1,879 number +18.3%
1995 1,786 number -4.9%
1996 1,042 number -41.7%
1998 1,601 number +53.6%
2000 1,988 number +24.2%
2001 2,328 number +17.1%
2002 2,723 number +17.0%
2003 2,839 number +4.3%
2005 3,241 number +14.2%
2006 4,096 number +26.4%
2007 4,235 number +3.4%
2008 3,769 number -11.0%
2009 3,294 number -12.6%
2010 3,667 number +11.3%
2011 3,822 number +4.2%
2012 4,503 number +17.8%
2013 4,843 number +7.6%
2014 4,370 number -9.8%
2015 3,732 number -14.6%
2016 2,911 number -22.0%
2017 1,899 number -34.8%
2018 2,257 number +18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,363 number 533 number 3,128 number 6
1980s 1,525 number 1,314 number 1,755 number 7
1990s 1,615 number 1,042 number 1,879 number 6
2000s 3,168 number 1,988 number 4,235 number 9
2010s 3,556 number 1,899 number 4,843 number 9

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 62 Senegal 2,903 number compare
  2. 63 Eswatini 2,708 number compare
  3. 64 Oman 2,285 number compare
  4. 66 Liberia 2,256 number compare
  5. 67 Nicaragua 2,112 number compare
  6. 68 Timor-Leste 1,959 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in El Salvador was 2,257 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4,843 number in 2013.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 533 number in 1973.
How does El Salvador rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
El Salvador ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.