Costa Rica vs Dominica: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2016
Dominica
2.7%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
66th
Dominica rank
69th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.0% against 2.7% in Dominica, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Dominica ranks 69th of 179 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominica Difference Ahead
1980s 11.1% 2.5% 8.6% Costa Rica
1990s 7.0% 0.5% 6.4% Costa Rica
2000s 6.5% 3.1% 3.4% Costa Rica
2010s 4.0% 3.5% 0.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Dominica?
Costa Rica, at 3.0% against 2.7% in Dominica as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Dominica?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominica?
16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Dominica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Dominica ranks 69th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%). 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 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.