El Salvador vs Eritrea: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

El Salvador
21,853
in 2024
Eritrea
23,881
in 2022
El Salvador rank
72nd
Eritrea rank
70th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps over time

  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119972024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 23,881 against 21,853 in El Salvador, a difference of 2,028.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 72nd and Eritrea ranks 70th of 205 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 64,248 46,741 17,507 El Salvador
2000s 65,789 54,737 11,051 El Salvador
2010s 40,880 31,816 9,064 El Salvador
2020s 26,013 25,014 999.17 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, El Salvador or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 23,881 against 21,853 in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between El Salvador and Eritrea?
2,028, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Eritrea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Eritrea rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Eritrea ranks 70th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.