Costa Rica vs Estonia: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Estonia ranks 79th of 156 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 5.5% | 4.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 4.0% | 7.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 2.3% | 9.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Costa Rica or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Estonia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Estonia rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Estonia ranks 79th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.