Costa Rica vs Gambia: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time
- Costa Rica
- Gambia
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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About this data
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.