Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 1.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 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 in Costa Rica stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.9% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Costa Rica peaked at 15.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.2% | — |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -54.2% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | +137.7% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 11.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 12.0% | +31.7% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 10.8% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +30.1% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -39.9% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -77.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 5.6% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 9.6% | 14.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 12.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.5% | 13.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 1.5% | 15.9% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Costa Rica?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Costa Rica was 1.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.