Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 6.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.7% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2017.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador peaked at 25.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.5% | — |
| 1971 | 15.8% | -37.7% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | -31.3% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +13.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 6.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 15.2% | 25.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 13.7% | 19.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.6% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.9% | 13.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in El Salvador was 6.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- El Salvador ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.