Costa Rica vs Peru: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2016
Peru
2.2%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Peru rank
71st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 71st of 157 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 10.0% | 3.2% | Peru |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 14.0% | 5.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 8.3% | 2.7% | Peru |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 6.8% | 1.3% | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Peru ranks 71st 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.