Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education

Costa Rica
1.1%
in 2018
El Salvador
1.2%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
88th
El Salvador rank
85th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 85th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 6.9% 0.8% 6.1% Costa Rica
1980s 8.1% 0.7% 7.4% Costa Rica
1990s 6.3% 0.4% 6.0% Costa Rica
2000s 6.7% 1.4% 5.2% Costa Rica
2010s 7.3% 1.5% 5.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
23 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Costa Rica ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 85th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,512 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.