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

Chile
3.8%
in 2017
Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2015
Chile rank
57th
Costa Rica rank
60th

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

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Across all 11 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 57th and Costa Rica ranks 60th of 140 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 10.5% 5.1% 5.3% Chile
2010s 5.8% 3.6% 2.2% Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Chile or Costa Rica?
Chile, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Chile and Costa Rica?
0.5%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Chile ranks 57th 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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About this data

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.