Costa Rica vs Romania: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
3.0%
in 2016
Romania
2.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
66th
Romania rank
68th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Romania ranks 68th 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 | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 0.8% | 10.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 2.3% | 6.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 1.6% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 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 Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Romania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Romania ranks 68th 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.