Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Cape Verde
0.9%
in 2017
Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2016
Cape Verde rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
119th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 34.0% 0.0% 34.0% Cape Verde
1980s 34.1% 14.5% 19.6% Cape Verde
2000s 1.2% 12.6% 11.4% Costa Rica
2010s 0.6% 6.7% 6.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Cape Verde as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Cape Verde ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.