Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male

Costa Rica
4.1%
in 2015
El Salvador
3.8%
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
57th
El Salvador rank
60th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.1% against 3.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 60th of 171 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 13.5% 8.3% 5.2% Costa Rica
1980s 13.0% 7.1% 5.9% Costa Rica
1990s 10.1% 5.6% 4.4% Costa Rica
2000s 7.5% 5.3% 2.2% Costa Rica
2010s 4.7% 5.4% 0.7% 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, male, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 4.1% against 3.8% in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 60th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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