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

15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.

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.

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

Costa Rica

0.9%

in 2016

Israel

0.9%

in 2017

Costa Rica rank

119th

Israel rank

116th

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

Costa Rica
Israel

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 119th and Israel ranks 116th of 188 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Israel	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.1%	1.9%	11.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	6.5%	1.5%	5.0%	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, Costa Rica or Israel?: Israel, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Israel?: 0.0%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Israel?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Israel rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?: Costa Rica ranks 119th and Israel ranks 116th 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: 04 September 2026

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.