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