El Salvador vs Tunisia: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

El Salvador
4.7%
in 2017
Tunisia
4.4%
in 2016
El Salvador rank
57th
Tunisia rank
58th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.7% against 4.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tunisia ahead.

El Salvador ranks 57th and Tunisia ranks 58th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.9% 17.0% 2.1% Tunisia
1980s 16.7% 18.8% 2.1% Tunisia
1990s 15.5% 12.4% 3.1% El Salvador
2000s 11.9% 2.2% 9.7% El Salvador
2010s 7.7% 3.7% 4.0% 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, female, El Salvador or Tunisia?
El Salvador, at 4.7% against 4.4% in Tunisia as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between El Salvador and Tunisia?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tunisia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Tunisia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
El Salvador ranks 57th and Tunisia ranks 58th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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