Costa Rica vs Zambia: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 46th of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | 0.4% | 9.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 0.4% | 11.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 4.8% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.9% | 0.6% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Zambia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 46th 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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About this data
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.