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
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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About this data
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.