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

Costa Rica
7.6%
in 2015
Lesotho
8.5%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
40th
Lesotho rank
37th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 8.5% against 7.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 37th 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 13.5% 14.9% 1.4% Lesotho
1980s 15.5% 29.2% 13.7% Lesotho
1990s 11.9% 26.9% 15.1% Lesotho
2000s 8.8% 27.9% 19.1% Lesotho
2010s 6.2% 12.8% 6.5% Lesotho

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 Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 8.5% against 7.6% in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
0.9%, with Lesotho 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, male?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 37th 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.