Belgium vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.32 Percentage of students against 2.21 Percentage of students in Belgium, a difference of 1.11 Percentage of students.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.29 Percentage of students | 2.45 Percentage of students | 0.156 Percentage of students | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.14 Percentage of students | 1.53 Percentage of students | 0.607 Percentage of students | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate by level of education — repeaters, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.32 Percentage of students against 2.21 Percentage of students in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in repetition rate by level of education — repeaters between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 1.11 Percentage of students, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the repetition rate by level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data by year. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.