How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?

11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male

Costa Rica

425 number

in 2019

Sierra Leone

493 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

101st

Sierra Leone rank

98th

Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male over time

Costa Rica
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 493 number against 425 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 68 number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	421 number	467 number	46 number	Sierra Leone
2000s	494 number	1,600 number	1,106 number	Sierra Leone
2010s	2,357 number	1,909 number	447.88 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 493 number against 425 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?: 68 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for repeaters in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 98th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 170 places, 3,258 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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