Costa Rica vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)

Costa Rica
58.11 % change on previous year
in 2024
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
12.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
16th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
17th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 58.11 % change on previous year against 12.62 % change on previous year in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 45.49 % change on previous year.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 4.6 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 17th of 182 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.23 % change on previous year -2.82 % change on previous year 12.05 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 6.88 % change on previous year -2.43 % change on previous year 9.3 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1990s 4.13 % change on previous year -5.59 % change on previous year 9.72 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2000s -6.37 % change on previous year -0.0885 % change on previous year 6.28 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s -14.93 % change on previous year -12.65 % change on previous year 2.28 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 221.54 % change on previous year 10.99 % change on previous year 210.55 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), Costa Rica or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Costa Rica, at 58.11 % change on previous year against 12.62 % change on previous year in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) between Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
45.49 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 17th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
402 places, 15,253 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.