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

Bangladesh
2.1%
in 2015
Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
86th
Costa Rica rank
83rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 86th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 156 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 3.7% 11.5% 7.8% Costa Rica
2000s 5.1% 13.1% 8.0% Costa Rica
2010s 2.1% 15.5% 13.4% 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), Bangladesh or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Costa Rica?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Bangladesh and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Bangladesh ranks 86th and Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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