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

Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2018
Kuwait
2.1%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
83rd
Kuwait rank
85th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
05101520199920082018

How they compare

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 83rd 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 11.5% 8.0% 3.5% Costa Rica
2000s 13.1% 6.6% 6.5% Costa Rica
2010s 11.2% 3.6% 7.6% 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 Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Kuwait as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
0.1%, 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 83rd 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), male (%). 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), 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.