Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2016
El Salvador
3.1%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
66th
El Salvador rank
64th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 64th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 7.8% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 6.8% | 5.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 5.1% | 3.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and El Salvador ranks 64th 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
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.