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

Costa Rica
2.0%
in 2015
Syria
1.9%
in 2001
Costa Rica rank
61st
Syria rank
64th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Syria
02468197019922015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Syria, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 61st and Syria ranks 64th of 141 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.2% 6.7% 1.6% Syria
1980s 5.9% 4.4% 1.5% Costa Rica
1990s 5.5% 3.2% 2.3% Costa Rica
2000s 5.4% 2.4% 3.0% 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, Costa Rica or Syria?
Costa Rica, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Syria as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Costa Rica and Syria?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2001.
How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Syria ranks 64th 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.