Costa Rica vs Viet Nam: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Viet Nam ranks 118th of 184 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 2.5% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Viet Nam?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Viet Nam rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Viet Nam ranks 118th 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.