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

Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2016
Laos
3.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
66th
Laos rank
67th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Laos
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Laos ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and Laos ranks 67th of 179 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 7.1% 16.0% 8.9% Laos
2000s 6.5% 11.3% 4.8% Laos
2010s 3.9% 4.8% 0.9% Laos

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 Laos?
Costa Rica, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Laos as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Laos?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Laos ranks 67th 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.