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

408 number, with Jamaica ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.

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 Jamaica: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male

Costa Rica

2,247 number

in 2019

Jamaica

2,655 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

113th

Jamaica rank

110th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 2,655 number against 2,247 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 408 number.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 110th 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	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16,080 number	8,290 number	7,790 number	Costa Rica
1980s	21,242 number	6,877 number	14,366 number	Costa Rica
1990s	25,197 number	6,880 number	18,317 number	Costa Rica
2000s	23,311 number	7,400 number	15,911 number	Costa Rica
2010s	10,893 number	4,682 number	6,211 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 Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 2,655 number against 2,247 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, male between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 408 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?: Costa Rica ranks 113th and Jamaica ranks 110th 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: 21 August 2026

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