Botswana vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male

Botswana
8.0%
in 2014
Costa Rica
7.6%
in 2015
Botswana rank
39th
Costa Rica rank
40th

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

  • Botswana
  • Costa Rica
05101520197019922015

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8.0% against 7.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Botswana ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 17.9% 17.3% Costa Rica
1980s 0.7% 15.5% 14.8% Costa Rica
1990s 1.6% 11.9% 10.2% Costa Rica
2000s 5.1% 8.8% 3.7% Costa Rica
2010s 8.0% 5.4% 2.6% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Botswana or Costa Rica?
Botswana, at 8.0% against 7.6% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Botswana and Costa Rica?
0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Botswana ranks 39th and Costa Rica ranks 40th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.