Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 2,247 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
2,247 number
Change on year
down 64.5%
World rank
113th
of 187 countries
All-time high
34,160 number
in 1996
All-time low
2,247 number
in 2019
Years of data
44
1970–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1970199420191970: 20.5k number1971: 22.4k number1972: 12.3k number1973: 4.6k number1974: 6.0k number1975: 14.0k number1976: 16.4k number1977: 15.9k number1978: 16.0k number1979: 16.0k number1980: 15.4k number1981: 15.3k number1982: 14.5k number1985: 22.1k number1986: 21.6k number1987: 23.4k number1988: 25.4k number1989: 26.6k number1991: 27.4k number1992: 25.9k number1993: 23.0k number1994: 25.1k number1995: 27.7k number1996: 34.2k number1999: 29.8k number2000: 25.9k number2001: 26.9k number2002: 24.1k number2004: 23.1k number2005: 23.3k number2006: 23.7k number2007: 24.4k number2008: 22.6k number2009: 16.1k number2010: 17.6k number2011: 16.7k number2012: 15.6k number2013: 14.0k number2014: 11.4k number2015: 8.5k number2016: 9.0k number2017: 7.6k number2018: 6.3k number2019: 2.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Costa Rica is 2,247 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is down 64.5% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Costa Rica peaked at 34,160 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,247 number, in 2019.

Costa Rica ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14,408 number 4,648 number 22,434 number 10
1980s 20,546 number 14,457 number 26,639 number 8
1990s 27,590 number 22,977 number 34,160 number 7
2000s 23,359 number 16,150 number 26,947 number 9
2010s 10,893 number 2,247 number 17,628 number 10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 110 Jamaica 2,655 number compare
  2. 111 Greece 2,475 number compare
  3. 112 Denmark 2,406 number compare
  4. 114 Belize 2,241 number compare
  5. 115 Czechia 1,788 number compare
  6. 116 New Caledonia 1,763 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Costa Rica?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Costa Rica was 2,247 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 34,160 number in 1996.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,247 number in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.