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

Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2016
Venezuela
3.0%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
64th
Venezuela rank
66th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Venezuela ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Venezuela Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5% 9.9% 9.4% Venezuela
1980s 7.4% 9.4% 2.0% Venezuela
1990s 8.1% 8.9% 0.8% Venezuela
2000s 8.0% 4.7% 3.3% Costa Rica
2010s 4.9% 3.2% 1.7% 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, Costa Rica or Venezuela?
Costa Rica, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Venezuela as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Venezuela?
0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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.