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

30 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 Greece: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Costa Rica

157 number

in 2019

Greece

223 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

109th

Greece rank

107th

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 223 number against 157 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 66 number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 109th and Greece ranks 107th 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	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,894 number	1,719 number	174.89 number	Costa Rica
1980s	2,262 number	142.62 number	2,120 number	Costa Rica
1990s	2,334 number	40 number	2,294 number	Costa Rica
2000s	3,056 number	240.67 number	2,815 number	Costa Rica
2010s	1,353 number	281.44 number	1,071 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 Greece?: Greece, at 223 number against 157 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Greece?: 66 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 109th and Greece ranks 107th 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.