Argentina vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Argentina
3.6%
in 2016
Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2016
Argentina rank
61st
Costa Rica rank
64th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3.6% against 3.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Argentina ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 7.1% 2.1% 5.0% Argentina
1990s 5.3% 8.6% 3.4% Costa Rica
2000s 5.4% 8.1% 2.8% Costa Rica
2010s 2.9% 4.9% 2.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Argentina, at 3.6% against 3.2% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.4%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 64th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.