Costa Rica vs Egypt: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2016
Egypt
2.3%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Egypt rank
70th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Egypt ranks 70th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 0.0% | 9.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 0.0% | 5.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 10.1% | 3.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.3% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Egypt ranks 70th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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.