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

El Salvador
5.8%
in 2017
Uganda
5.2%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
55th
Uganda rank
58th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 5.8% against 5.2% in Uganda, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1974 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 58th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.3% 12.7% 2.6% El Salvador
1980s 18.2% 12.4% 5.8% El Salvador
2000s 13.5% 14.8% 1.3% Uganda
2010s 9.3% 7.2% 2.1% 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 Uganda?
El Salvador, at 5.8% against 5.2% in Uganda as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Uganda?
0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 58th 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.