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

25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Gambia: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes

Costa Rica

3,500 number

in 2019

Gambia

3,850 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

107th

Gambia rank

105th

Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes over time

Costa Rica
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3,850 number against 3,500 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 350 number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Gambia ranks 105th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10,432 number	297.62 number	10,134 number	Costa Rica
1990s	13,962 number	534 number	13,428 number	Costa Rica
2000s	20,728 number	2,002 number	18,726 number	Costa Rica
2010s	23,608 number	2,778 number	20,829 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes, Costa Rica or Gambia?: Gambia, at 3,850 number against 3,500 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes between Costa Rica and Gambia?: 350 number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 107th and Gambia ranks 105th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 4,898 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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