Costa Rica vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education over time
- Costa Rica
- Italy
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Italy ranks 86th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 8.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 7.8% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 5.0% | 9.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 2.2% | 10.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 2.5% | 9.0% | 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 Italy?
- Costa Rica, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Costa Rica and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Italy ranks 86th 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.