Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female

Costa Rica
5.4%
in 2015
Lesotho
4.9%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Lesotho rank
45th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 45th of 174 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 10.6% 13.7% 3.0% Lesotho
1980s 11.9% 23.7% 11.8% Lesotho
1990s 9.3% 20.1% 10.8% Lesotho
2000s 6.4% 20.5% 14.1% Lesotho
2010s 4.5% 8.4% 3.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
Costa Rica, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Lesotho as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Lesotho ranks 45th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,410 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.