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

Costa Rica
5.4%
in 2015
Zambia
4.9%
in 2012
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Zambia rank
46th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
05101520197019922015

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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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.