Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male was 2,127 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,127 number
Change on year
down 74.7%
World rank
103rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
18,985 number
in 2012
All-time low
2,127 number
in 2019
Years of data
30
1981–2019

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica, 1981–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1981200020191981: 4.2k number1982: 4.7k number1985: 5.8k number1986: 5.2k number1987: 4.8k number1988: 4.7k number1989: 6.6k number1992: 6.4k number1993: 7.8k number1994: 7.7k number1999: 9.2k number2000: 8.0k number2001: 9.2k number2002: 9.9k number2004: 11.6k number2005: 12.8k number2006: 13.0k number2007: 13.6k number2008: 12.9k number2009: 14.5k number2010: 16.6k number2011: 17.7k number2012: 19.0k number2013: 13.3k number2014: 12.4k number2015: 12.8k number2016: 12.1k number2017: 9.4k number2018: 8.4k number2019: 2.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica is 2,127 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 74.7% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica peaked at 18,985 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,127 number, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 4,244 number
1982 4,657 number +9.7%
1985 5,840 number +25.4%
1986 5,227 number -10.5%
1987 4,787 number -8.4%
1988 4,744 number -0.9%
1989 6,558 number +38.2%
1992 6,414 number -2.2%
1993 7,840 number +22.2%
1994 7,672 number -2.1%
1999 9,186 number +19.7%
2000 8,043 number -12.4%
2001 9,161 number +13.9%
2002 9,889 number +7.9%
2004 11,593 number +17.2%
2005 12,836 number +10.7%
2006 13,013 number +1.4%
2007 13,594 number +4.5%
2008 12,930 number -4.9%
2009 14,471 number +11.9%
2010 16,592 number +14.7%
2011 17,709 number +6.7%
2012 18,985 number +7.2%
2013 13,338 number -29.7%
2014 12,404 number -7.0%
2015 12,827 number +3.4%
2016 12,060 number -6.0%
2017 9,370 number -22.3%
2018 8,406 number -10.3%
2019 2,127 number -74.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5,151 number 4,244 number 6,558 number 7
1990s 7,778 number 6,414 number 9,186 number 4
2000s 11,726 number 8,043 number 14,471 number 9
2010s 12,382 number 2,127 number 18,985 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 100 Slovakia 2,706 number compare
  2. 101 Sao Tome and Principe 2,261 number compare
  3. 102 United Arab Emirates 2,218 number compare
  4. 104 Kuwait 2,080 number compare
  5. 105 Djibouti 2,065 number compare
  6. 106 Czechia 1,928 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica?
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male in Costa Rica was 2,127 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 18,985 number in 2012.
What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,127 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 4,182 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of male pupils in lower secondary education who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.