Costa Rica vs Greece: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Greece ranks 123rd 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 | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 0.2% | 9.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 0.4% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 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 Greece?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Greece as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Greece ranks 123rd 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.