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

Costa Rica
3,500 number
in 2019
Suriname
3,796 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
107th
Suriname rank
106th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 3,796 number against 3,500 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 296 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 107th and Suriname ranks 106th of 184 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 11,571 number 3,648 number 7,924 number Costa Rica
2000s 24,359 number 3,291 number 21,068 number Costa Rica
2010s 21,303 number 3,918 number 17,386 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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 3,796 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 Suriname?
296 number, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
17 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Suriname ranks 106th 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

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