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

Costa Rica
7.6%
in 2015
Ethiopia
7.1%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
40th
Ethiopia rank
42nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.6% against 7.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 174 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 15.1% 8.4% 6.7% Costa Rica
1990s 11.7% 8.5% 3.2% Costa Rica
2000s 8.8% 8.1% 0.7% Costa Rica
2010s 6.1% 7.8% 1.7% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
Costa Rica, at 7.6% against 7.1% in Ethiopia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd 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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About this data

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.