Costa Rica vs Denmark: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2018
Denmark
0.8%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
121st
Denmark rank
119th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Denmark ranks 119th of 184 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 0.0% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 0.0% | 10.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 0.0% | 9.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 0.1% | 6.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.8% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Denmark ranks 119th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary 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 primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.