Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Costa Rica
1.3%
in 2015
Dominican Republic
1.4%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
106th
Dominican Republic rank
104th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and Dominican Republic ranks 104th of 186 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 16.5% 3.0% 13.4% Costa Rica
2000s 14.9% 7.8% 7.1% Costa Rica
2010s 8.4% 5.2% 3.2% 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, male, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
0.1%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 106th and Dominican Republic ranks 104th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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