What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?

159 number, with Denmark ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Costa Rica vs Denmark: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Costa Rica

2,247 number

in 2019

Denmark

2,406 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

113th

Denmark rank

112th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Costa Rica
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2,406 number against 2,247 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 159 number.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Denmark ranks 112th of 187 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	11,328 number	0 number	11,328 number	Costa Rica
1980s	20,546 number	0 number	20,546 number	Costa Rica
1990s	26,534 number	0 number	26,534 number	Costa Rica
2000s	23,393 number	60.75 number	23,332 number	Costa Rica
2010s	11,854 number	2,231 number	9,623 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, male, Costa Rica or Denmark?: Denmark, at 2,406 number against 2,247 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Costa Rica and Denmark?: 159 number, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Costa Rica ranks 113th and Denmark ranks 112th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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