What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Costa Rica and Jamaica?

132 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female

Costa Rica

1,459 number

in 2019

Jamaica

1,327 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

112th

Jamaica rank

115th

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female over time

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,459 number against 1,327 number in Jamaica, a difference of 132 number.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 112th and Jamaica ranks 115th of 187 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,105 number	6,676 number	4,429 number	Costa Rica
1980s	15,540 number	5,753 number	9,788 number	Costa Rica
1990s	18,320 number	5,738 number	12,582 number	Costa Rica
2000s	15,901 number	4,428 number	11,473 number	Costa Rica
2010s	7,273 number	3,144 number	4,129 number	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, female, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Costa Rica, at 1,459 number against 1,327 number in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, female between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 132 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?: Costa Rica ranks 112th and Jamaica ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). 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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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