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