Botswana vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Botswana
2.2%
in 2012
El Salvador
2.5%
in 2017
Botswana rank
59th
El Salvador rank
56th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Botswana
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.5% against 2.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

Botswana ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 141 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1% 10.6% 10.5% El Salvador
1980s 0.5% 4.0% 3.4% El Salvador
1990s 0.8% 2.2% 1.4% El Salvador
2000s 1.9% 2.8% 0.9% El Salvador
2010s 2.2% 3.8% 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, female, Botswana or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 2.5% against 2.2% in Botswana as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Botswana and El Salvador?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Botswana ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). 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 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
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.