El Salvador vs Gambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

El Salvador
24,972 number
in 2018
Gambia
23,319 number
in 2019
El Salvador rank
76th
Gambia rank
79th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gambia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 24,972 number against 23,319 number in Gambia, a difference of 1,653 number.

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

Across all 32 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 76th and Gambia ranks 79th of 190 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 59,068 number 2,951 number 56,117 number El Salvador
1980s 68,561 number 8,755 number 59,806 number El Salvador
1990s 62,772 number 14,840 number 47,932 number El Salvador
2000s 67,514 number 13,292 number 54,221 number El Salvador
2010s 48,113 number 10,046 number 38,068 number 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, El Salvador or Gambia?
El Salvador, at 24,972 number against 23,319 number in Gambia as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between El Salvador and Gambia?
1,653 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 76th and Gambia ranks 79th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary 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 primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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