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

Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2015
Gambia
3.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
60th
Gambia rank
63rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Gambia
051015197019942018

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3.3% against 3.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Gambia ranks 63rd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Gambia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.0% 11.5% 8.5% Gambia
1980s 6.7% 13.0% 6.4% Gambia
1990s 8.1% 10.6% 2.5% Gambia
2000s 7.2% 4.3% 2.9% Costa Rica
2010s 3.6% 2.6% 1.0% 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, male, Costa Rica or Gambia?
Costa Rica, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Gambia as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Gambia?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gambia?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Gambia rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Gambia ranks 63rd 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.