El Salvador vs Uruguay: Repeaters, primary, male

El Salvador
4.5%
in 2018
Uruguay
5.0%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
61st

Repeaters, primary, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 5.0% against 4.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 61st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 8.9% 15.3% 6.4% Uruguay
1980s 9.3% 10.7% 1.4% Uruguay
1990s 8.4% 11.3% 2.9% Uruguay
2000s 7.5% 8.9% 1.4% Uruguay
2010s 7.1% 5.8% 1.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, male, El Salvador or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 5.0% against 4.5% in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, male between El Salvador and Uruguay?
0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
28 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for repeaters, primary, male?
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 61st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 6,171 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.