Argentina vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Argentina
3.4%
in 2016
El Salvador
3.3%
in 2017
Argentina rank
58th
El Salvador rank
60th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

Argentina ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 60th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 5.0% 5.0% 0.0% El Salvador
2000s 4.7% 3.7% 0.9% Argentina
2010s 2.5% 4.1% 1.6% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Argentina or El Salvador?
Argentina, at 3.4% against 3.3% in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Argentina and El Salvador?
0.1%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 58th and El Salvador ranks 60th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.