Costa Rica vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male

Costa Rica
1.3%
in 2015
Sao Tome and Principe
1.2%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
106th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
109th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 20.1% 41.3% 21.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 14.2% 23.9% 9.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 7.6% 2.0% 5.6% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Costa Rica, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe?
8 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 106th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 109th 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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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.