Costa Rica vs Cuba: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2018
Cuba
2.2%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
91st
Cuba rank
94th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 91st and Cuba ranks 94th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 3.7% 14.8% 11.1% Cuba
1980s 12.3% 5.8% 6.5% Costa Rica
1990s 16.0% 4.1% 12.0% Costa Rica
2000s 14.1% 0.7% 13.3% Costa Rica
2010s 12.0% 2.1% 9.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Costa Rica, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Costa Rica and Cuba?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Cuba ranks 94th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.