El Salvador vs Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
El Salvador
3.3%
in 2017
Gambia
3.6%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
55th
Gambia rank
53rd
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.6% against 3.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 55th and Gambia ranks 53rd of 131 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 29.7% | 26.2% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 37.0% | 34.3% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 20.1% | 17.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3.6% against 3.3% in El Salvador as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Gambia?
- 0.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 55th and Gambia ranks 53rd of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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.