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

Botswana
3.2%
in 2012
Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2015
Botswana rank
61st
Costa Rica rank
60th

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

  • Botswana
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Botswana ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 140 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% 7.3% 6.8% Costa Rica
1980s 0.6% 8.6% 8.0% Costa Rica
1990s 1.3% 7.4% 6.0% Costa Rica
2000s 3.1% 6.8% 3.8% Costa Rica
2010s 3.2% 3.8% 0.6% 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, male, Botswana or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Botswana as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Botswana and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Costa Rica 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, male?
Botswana ranks 61st and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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