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

Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2016
Kenya
3.1%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
66th
Kenya rank
63rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 12.2% 5.8% 6.4% Costa Rica
1980s 13.0% 12.8% 0.1% Costa Rica
2000s 6.9% 6.0% 0.9% Costa Rica
2010s 3.1% 3.1% 0.0% Kenya

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 Kenya?
Kenya, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Kenya?
0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 63rd 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.