Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Costa Rica
1.0%
in 2015
Kuwait
0.9%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Kuwait rank
105th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Kuwait ranks 105th of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 13.8% 13.8% Kuwait
1980s 12.5% 6.1% 6.4% Costa Rica
1990s 15.6% 4.6% 11.0% Costa Rica
2000s 11.8% 2.2% 9.6% Costa Rica
2010s 6.4% 0.6% 5.8% 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, female, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Kuwait as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Kuwait ranks 105th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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