Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both was 1.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.1% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica peaked at 19.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 99th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.1% | — |
| 1971 | 5.7% | -53.2% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | +249.3% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | -24.8% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 18.2% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | -27.4% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -77.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 5.7% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 13.4% | 10.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 1.8% | 17.9% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both in Costa Rica was 1.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.