Botswana vs Costa Rica: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Botswana
2.2%
in 2012
Costa Rica
2.0%
in 2015
Botswana rank
59th
Costa Rica rank
61st

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Across all 16 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 141 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5% 5.6% 5.1% Costa Rica
1980s 0.6% 6.4% 5.8% Costa Rica
1990s 1.0% 5.3% 4.4% Costa Rica
2000s 1.9% 4.7% 2.8% Costa Rica
2010s 2.2% 2.4% 0.2% 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, female, Botswana or Costa Rica?
Botswana, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Costa Rica as of 2012.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Botswana and Costa Rica?
0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
16 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Botswana ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 61st of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.