Costa Rica vs Thailand: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps

Costa Rica
14,772
in 2024
Thailand
13,596
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
84th
Thailand rank
87th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 14,772 against 13,596 in Thailand, a difference of 1,176.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Thailand ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 87th of 205 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 26,511 686,433 659,922 Thailand
1980s 26,648 626,262 599,614 Thailand
1990s 50,698 213,158 162,460 Thailand
2000s 44,900 224,312 179,412 Thailand
2010s 11,115 71,943 60,828 Thailand
2020s 8,608 12,885 4,276 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps, Costa Rica or Thailand?
Costa Rica, at 14,772 against 13,596 in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps between Costa Rica and Thailand?
1,176, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
20 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 87th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
425 places, 17,479 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.