Belgium vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Belgium
3.9%
in 2022
El Salvador
3.6%
in 2023
Belgium rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
56th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Belgium
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.9% against 3.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 56th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 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), Belgium or El Salvador?
- Belgium, at 3.9% against 3.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Belgium and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Belgium ranks 53rd 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), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release