Costa Rica vs India: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2018
India
0.5%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
118th
India rank
120th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • India
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in India, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1973 it was India ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 118th and India ranks 120th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica India Difference Ahead
1970s 2.1% 17.7% 15.6% India
1980s 9.4% 4.0% 5.4% Costa Rica
1990s 7.7% 4.1% 3.6% Costa Rica
2000s 6.3% 3.7% 2.6% Costa Rica
2010s 3.4% 1.8% 1.6% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Costa Rica or India?
Costa Rica, at 0.7% against 0.5% in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Costa Rica and India?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and India?
16 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and India rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Costa Rica ranks 118th and India ranks 120th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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 primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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