What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Finland?

8 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Finland: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female

Costa Rica

29 number

in 2019

Finland

21 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

105th

Finland rank

108th

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female over time

Costa Rica
Finland

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 29 number against 21 number in Finland, a difference of 8 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 105th and Finland ranks 108th of 140 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	306.33 number	21.67 number	284.67 number	Costa Rica
1990s	241.86 number	23 number	218.86 number	Costa Rica
2000s	242.78 number	32.89 number	209.89 number	Costa Rica
2010s	299.89 number	24.89 number	275 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female, Costa Rica or Finland?: Costa Rica, at 29 number against 21 number in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Finland?: 8 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 105th and Finland ranks 108th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 6 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 6 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 140 places, 3,309 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.