Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
6.0%
in 2016
Paraguay
5.6%
in 2011
Costa Rica rank
51st
Paraguay rank
54th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 54th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 19.7% | 9.3% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 11.3% | 0.7% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 0.4% | 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, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Paraguay as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 54th 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.