What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Italy?

120 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?

41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Italy: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Costa Rica

794 number

in 2019

Italy

674 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

94th

Italy rank

97th

Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Italy

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 794 number against 674 number in Italy, a difference of 120 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and Italy ranks 97th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,137 number	18,480 number	15,344 number	Italy
1980s	4,235 number	3,544 number	690.88 number	Costa Rica
1990s	4,183 number	1,282 number	2,901 number	Costa Rica
2000s	2,864 number	568.11 number	2,296 number	Costa Rica
2010s	1,820 number	670.89 number	1,149 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, female, Costa Rica or Italy?: Costa Rica, at 794 number against 674 number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Italy?: 120 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Italy?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Italy rank globally for repeaters in grade 2 of primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 94th and Italy ranks 97th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,349 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.