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

Costa Rica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 0.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 66.3%
World rank
118th
of 181 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 1995
All-time low
0.7%
in 2018
Years of data
42
1970–2018

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Costa Rica, 1970–2018

02468101970199420181970: 9.9 %1971: 5.3 %1972: 1.7 %1973: 2.1 %1974: 5.2 %1975: 6.3 %1976: 6.1 %1977: 6.5 %1978: 6.4 %1979: 7 %1980: 6.2 %1981: 6 %1984: 9.6 %1985: 8.8 %1986: 9.2 %1987: 9.6 %1988: 10 %1990: 9.6 %1991: 8.6 %1992: 7.1 %1993: 7.7 %1994: 8.2 %1995: 10.1 %1998: 8.1 %1999: 6.8 %2000: 6.9 %2001: 6.2 %2004: 5.8 %2005: 6.2 %2006: 6.2 %2007: 5.8 %2008: 4.2 %2009: 4.6 %2010: 4.4 %2011: 4.4 %2012: 3.8 %2013: 3.4 %2014: 2.6 %2015: 2.6 %2016: 2.3 %2017: 2 %2018: 0.658 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.7% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.3% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Costa Rica peaked at 10.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.

That places Costa Rica 118th out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2018.
Year % Change
1970 9.9%
1971 5.3% -46.9%
1972 1.7% -68.6%
1973 2.1% +26.2%
1974 5.2% +152.1%
1975 6.3% +20.8%
1976 6.1% -3.4%
1977 6.5% +5.6%
1978 6.4% -1.2%
1979 7.0% +9.3%
1980 6.2% -10.8%
1981 6.0% -3.3%
1984 9.6% +59.0%
1985 8.8% -8.1%
1986 9.2% +4.7%
1987 9.6% +4.7%
1988 10.0% +3.5%
1990 9.6% -3.7%
1991 8.6% -10.0%
1992 7.1% -17.5%
1993 7.7% +7.8%
1994 8.2% +6.3%
1995 10.1% +24.0%
1998 8.1% -19.7%
1999 6.8% -16.9%
2000 6.9% +2.6%
2001 6.2% -10.5%
2004 5.8% -6.5%
2005 6.2% +6.5%
2006 6.2% +0.7%
2007 5.8% -6.6%
2008 4.2% -27.9%
2009 4.6% +10.7%
2010 4.4% -4.8%
2011 4.4% -0.7%
2012 3.8% -12.3%
2013 3.4% -10.8%
2014 2.6% -25.3%
2015 2.6% +2.5%
2016 2.3% -13.6%
2017 2.0% -13.9%
2018 0.7% -66.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.6% 1.7% 9.9% 10
1980s 8.5% 6.0% 10.0% 7
1990s 8.3% 6.8% 10.1% 8
2000s 5.7% 4.2% 6.9% 8
2010s 2.9% 0.7% 4.4% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Costa Rica?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1995.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
How does Costa Rica rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Costa Rica ranks 118th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. 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 primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.