Egypt vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Egypt
4.1%
in 2023
El Salvador
4.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
59th
El Salvador rank
56th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.5% against 4.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 3.3% | 4.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.3% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Egypt or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 4.5% against 4.1% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Egypt ranks 59th and El Salvador ranks 56th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release