Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita was 0.0021 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0021 units per person for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.5% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0131 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0131 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.007 units per person | -46.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0077 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0079 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 units per person | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.006 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0067 units per person | +52.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.005 units per person | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 units per person | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 units per person | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | -45.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 units per person | +151.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 units per person | -36.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0021 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0021 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +151.6% | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0035 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0131 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in El Salvador was 0.0021 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.