Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kuwait ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Kuwait ranks 87th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 8.8% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 10.3% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.3% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 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 Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Kuwait as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Kuwait ranks 87th 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.