Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both
Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2018
Kuwait
2.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
91st
Kuwait rank
90th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.7% against 2.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 91st and Kuwait ranks 90th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 20.4% | 20.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.3% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 12.8% | 3.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.2% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 2.7% against 2.4% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st and Kuwait ranks 90th 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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About this data
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.