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

Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2018
Hungary
2.2%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
91st
Hungary rank
93rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 91st and Hungary ranks 93rd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1970s 3.7% 4.3% 0.6% Hungary
1980s 12.3% 3.7% 8.6% Costa Rica
1990s 15.2% 3.5% 11.7% Costa Rica
2000s 14.1% 2.8% 11.3% Costa Rica
2010s 12.7% 2.3% 10.4% 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 Hungary?
Costa Rica, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Hungary as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Costa Rica and Hungary?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Hungary ranks 93rd 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.