Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Kuwait ranks 85th 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 | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.4% | 2.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 5.6% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 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 Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 1.8% against 1.6% in Kuwait as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Kuwait ranks 85th 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.