Costa Rica vs Spain: Repeaters, primary, total

Costa Rica
2.3%
in 2018
Spain
2.5%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Spain rank
90th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
24681012197019942018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 25 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 90th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 9.9% 5.2% 4.7% Costa Rica
1990s 9.4% 3.5% 5.8% Costa Rica
2000s 6.8% 2.6% 4.2% Costa Rica
2010s 4.4% 2.5% 1.9% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.2%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
25 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for repeaters, primary, total?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 90th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit
% of total enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.