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

Costa Rica
1.5%
in 2018
Italy
1.6%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Italy rank
80th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Italy
051015199920082018

How they compare

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

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

Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 80th of 156 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 10.6% 2.1% 8.5% Costa Rica
2010s 10.2% 2.2% 7.9% 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 Italy?
Italy, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Costa Rica and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Italy ranks 80th 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.