Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in El Salvador

El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both was 1.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.7%
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
86th
of 161 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 1974
Years of data
31
1970–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in El Salvador, 1970–2017

0.511.522.51970199320171970: 1.4 %1971: 0.548 %1972: 0.516 %1973: 0.676 %1974: 0.472 %1975: 0.961 %1976: 1.2 %1980: 0.989 %1981: 1.3 %1982: 1.2 %1983: 1.2 %1987: 0.475 %1988: 0.586 %1991: 0.5 %1992: 0.521 %1995: 0.511 %2001: 1.5 %2002: 1.6 %2005: 2.3 %2006: 2.3 %2007: 2 %2008: 2 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 2.1 %2012: 2.4 %2013: 2.3 %2014: 2.3 %2015: 2.1 %2016: 1.4 %2017: 1.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.7% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in El Salvador peaked at 2.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1974.

El Salvador ranks 86th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in El Salvador, 1970 to 2017.
Year % Change
1970 1.4%
1971 0.5% -59.5%
1972 0.5% -5.8%
1973 0.7% +31.1%
1974 0.5% -30.3%
1975 1.0% +103.8%
1976 1.2% +29.6%
1980 1.0% -20.6%
1981 1.3% +27.7%
1982 1.2% -7.7%
1983 1.2% +2.7%
1987 0.5% -60.3%
1988 0.6% +23.3%
1991 0.5% -14.7%
1992 0.5% +4.2%
1995 0.5% -1.8%
2001 1.5% +188.2%
2002 1.6% +5.8%
2005 2.3% +45.0%
2006 2.3% +0.3%
2007 2.0% -13.5%
2008 2.0% -0.5%
2009 1.9% -0.5%
2010 2.1% +6.9%
2011 2.1% +0.6%
2012 2.4% +16.8%
2013 2.3% -7.5%
2014 2.3% +1.4%
2015 2.1% -6.7%
2016 1.4% -35.9%
2017 1.7% +23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8% 0.5% 1.4% 7
1980s 0.9% 0.5% 1.3% 6
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2000s 1.9% 1.5% 2.3% 7
2010s 2.0% 1.4% 2.4% 8

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 83 Ecuador 1.9% compare
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  3. 85 Switzerland 1.8% compare
  4. 87 Philippines 1.7% compare
  5. 88 Palestine, State of 1.6% compare
  6. 89 Greece 1.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in El Salvador?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in El Salvador was 1.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1974.
How does El Salvador rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
El Salvador ranks 86th out of 161 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.