Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Ecuador ranks 81st of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 10.9% | 3.2% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 4.6% | 8.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 3.5% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 2.4% | 9.2% | 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, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Ecuador ranks 81st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.