Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female was 2.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador peaked at 10.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1995.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.6% | — |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -68.7% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -54.1% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +80.9% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -32.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -53.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +94.9% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +35.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 8 |
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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female in El Salvador was 2.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1995.
- How does El Salvador rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.