Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 9,439 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador stood at 9,439 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador peaked at 43,984 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8,103 number, in 2017.
That places El Salvador 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43,984 number | — |
| 1972 | 23,809 number | -45.9% |
| 1973 | 20,854 number | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 23,733 number | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 27,273 number | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 28,267 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 28,509 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 29,130 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 30,229 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 34,489 number | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 35,024 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 33,153 number | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 36,305 number | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 35,932 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 30,470 number | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 33,991 number | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 27,382 number | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 20,548 number | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 30,235 number | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 26,904 number | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 26,297 number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 28,695 number | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 28,123 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 26,818 number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 31,429 number | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 28,510 number | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 23,994 number | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 19,694 number | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 20,725 number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 19,443 number | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 20,060 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 20,251 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 17,170 number | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 15,230 number | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 12,319 number | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 8,103 number | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 9,439 number | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,987 number | 20,854 number | 43,984 number | 6 |
| 1980s | 32,406 number | 28,509 number | 36,305 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 29,760 number | 20,548 number | 35,932 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 26,718 number | 19,694 number | 31,429 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,860 number | 8,103 number | 20,725 number | 9 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in El Salvador was 9,439 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 43,984 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,103 number in 2017.
- How does El Salvador rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- El Salvador ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.