Costa Rica vs Qatar: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2016
Qatar
2.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Qatar rank
75th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 75th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 6.3% 22.9% 16.6% Qatar
1980s 7.2% 14.2% 7.0% Qatar
1990s 6.5% 10.6% 4.1% Qatar
2000s 5.5% 2.2% 3.3% Costa Rica
2010s 2.7% 1.9% 0.8% 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 Qatar?
Costa Rica, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Qatar as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Qatar?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 75th 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.