Costa Rica vs Ghana: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Costa Rica
1.5%
in 2018
Ghana
1.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Ghana rank
81st

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ghana
051015199920082018

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 81st 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 Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 8.7% 3.1% 5.5% Costa Rica
2000s 10.0% 3.8% 6.2% Costa Rica
2010s 8.5% 3.1% 5.4% 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 Ghana?
Ghana, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Costa Rica and Ghana?
0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 81st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,984 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.