El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

El Salvador
11,259 number
in 2018
Sri Lanka
10,362 number
in 2017
El Salvador rank
83rd
Sri Lanka rank
85th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 11,259 number against 10,362 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 897 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

El Salvador ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 772.14 number 167,233 number 166,461 number Sri Lanka
1980s 2,465 number 141,297 number 138,832 number Sri Lanka
1990s 3,185 number 228,083 number 224,898 number Sri Lanka
2000s 12,285 number 13,701 number 1,416 number Sri Lanka
2010s 16,844 number 13,550 number 3,293 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
El Salvador, at 11,259 number against 10,362 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
897 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 83rd and Sri Lanka ranks 85th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, 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 lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 4,898 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.