Costa Rica vs Cuba: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Costa Rica
1.8%
in 2018
Cuba
1.8%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
99th
Cuba rank
97th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Cuba ranks 97th of 172 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1970s 12.7% 10.3% 2.4% Costa Rica
1980s 13.4% 4.4% 9.0% Costa Rica
1990s 11.4% 3.2% 8.2% Costa Rica
2000s 12.4% 0.7% 11.6% Costa Rica
2010s 11.7% 1.9% 9.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Cuba, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Costa Rica and Cuba?
0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Cuba ranks 97th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.