Costa Rica vs Hong Kong, China: Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Costa Rica
196 number
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
238 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
118th
Hong Kong, China rank
116th

Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 238 number against 196 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 42 number.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 118th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 188 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1980s 2,340 number 2,252 number 87.75 number Costa Rica
1990s 9,676 number 508 number 9,168 number Costa Rica
2000s 7,754 number 444.33 number 7,309 number Costa Rica
2010s 2,811 number 269.6 number 2,542 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male, Costa Rica or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 238 number against 196 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
42 number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China?
24 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong, China rank globally for repeaters in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Hong Kong, China ranks 116th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,527 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.