El Salvador vs Slovakia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

El Salvador
5.8%
in 2017
Slovakia
5.8%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
55th
Slovakia rank
54th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 5.8% against 5.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 55th and Slovakia ranks 54th of 188 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 16.7% 4.0% 12.6% El Salvador
2000s 13.5% 5.2% 8.2% El Salvador
2010s 8.9% 5.7% 3.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 5.8% against 5.8% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Slovakia?
0.0%, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Slovakia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Slovakia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 55th and Slovakia ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.