Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2016
Paraguay
2.3%
in 2011
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Paraguay rank
69th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 69th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Costa Rica as of 2011.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 69th 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.