Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Repeaters, primary, total

Bangladesh
4.1%
in 2018
El Salvador
3.8%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
66th
El Salvador rank
69th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • El Salvador
5101520197119942018

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4.1% against 3.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 69th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 17.5% 8.7% 8.7% Bangladesh
1980s 12.3% 9.9% 2.4% Bangladesh
2000s 11.9% 6.3% 5.6% Bangladesh
2010s 7.1% 4.2% 2.9% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
Bangladesh, at 4.1% against 3.8% in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
11 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Bangladesh ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 69th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit
% of total enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,836 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.