Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Burkina Faso
5.7%
in 2018
Costa Rica
6.0%
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
Costa Rica rank
51st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 2.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 14.3% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 1.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd 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.