Costa Rica vs Cuba: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2018
Cuba
3.3%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
89th
Cuba rank
86th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 3.3% against 2.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 89th and Cuba ranks 86th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 7.0% 20.3% 13.3% Cuba
1990s 15.2% 2.8% 12.4% Costa Rica
2000s 15.5% 1.1% 14.5% Costa Rica
2010s 13.4% 3.2% 10.2% 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, male, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Cuba, at 3.3% against 2.9% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Costa Rica and Cuba?
0.4%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 89th and Cuba 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.