Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Bhutan
5.6%
in 2017
Costa Rica
6.0%
in 2016
Bhutan rank
53rd
Costa Rica rank
51st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 17.0% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 9.3% | 8.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 0.6% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.5% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Bhutan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.