El Salvador vs Gambia: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

El Salvador
6,918 number
in 2018
Gambia
6,628 number
in 2019
El Salvador rank
67th
Gambia rank
68th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gambia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197119952019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6,918 number against 6,628 number in Gambia, a difference of 290 number.

Across all 33 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 67th and Gambia ranks 68th of 189 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 31,803 number 468.71 number 31,334 number El Salvador
1980s 38,469 number 1,436 number 37,034 number El Salvador
1990s 36,813 number 4,893 number 31,920 number El Salvador
2000s 32,734 number 5,697 number 27,037 number El Salvador
2010s 15,286 number 3,201 number 12,085 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Gambia?
El Salvador, at 6,918 number against 6,628 number in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Gambia?
290 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 67th and Gambia ranks 68th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 5,062 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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