What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?

3 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Denmark: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Costa Rica

157 number

in 2019

Denmark

154 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

109th

Denmark rank

110th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 157 number against 154 number in Denmark, a difference of 3 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Denmark ranks 110th of 164 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1970s	504.75 number	0 number	504.75 number	Costa Rica
1980s	2,262 number	0 number	2,262 number	Costa Rica
1990s	2,618 number	0 number	2,618 number	Costa Rica
2000s	2,951 number	6.62 number	2,945 number	Costa Rica
2010s	1,353 number	179.44 number	1,173 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Costa Rica, at 157 number against 154 number in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 3 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 109th and Denmark ranks 110th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 5 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 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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