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
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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.