Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male

Costa Rica
1.6%
in 2018
Kuwait
1.8%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Kuwait rank
90th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Kuwait ranks 90th of 153 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1980s 10.3% 7.3% 3.0% Costa Rica
1990s 8.5% 8.1% 0.3% Costa Rica
2000s 7.4% 4.5% 2.9% Costa Rica
2010s 7.6% 2.3% 5.3% 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, male, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
18 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Kuwait ranks 90th 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, 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 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.