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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.