El Salvador vs Netherlands: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

El Salvador
3.2%
in 2017
Netherlands
3.5%
in 1984
El Salvador rank
71st
Netherlands rank
68th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 71st and Netherlands ranks 68th of 183 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 8.8% 3.5% 5.3% El Salvador
1980s 9.0% 3.5% 5.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 3.5% against 3.2% in El Salvador as of 1984.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Netherlands?
0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Netherlands?
10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1983.
How do El Salvador and Netherlands rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 71st and Netherlands ranks 68th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.