Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female

Bhutan
4.3%
in 2017
Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2015
Bhutan rank
54th
Costa Rica rank
57th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Bhutan
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 4.3% against 3.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 54th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 14.4% 0.0% 14.4% Bhutan
1990s 14.1% 6.8% 7.3% Bhutan
2000s 6.6% 6.3% 0.2% Bhutan
2010s 3.9% 5.0% 1.0% 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, female, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
Bhutan, at 4.3% against 3.2% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
1.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, female?
Bhutan ranks 54th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 3,138 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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