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

Costa Rica
3.3%
in 2015
Paraguay
3.0%
in 2011
Costa Rica rank
60th
Paraguay rank
62nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Paraguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 62nd of 140 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 6.7% 7.3% 0.5% Paraguay
1980s 7.9% 6.0% 2.0% Costa Rica
1990s 7.5% 5.0% 2.5% Costa Rica
2000s 5.9% 2.7% 3.2% Costa Rica
2010s 4.2% 3.0% 1.2% 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 Paraguay?
Costa Rica, at 3.3% against 3.0% in Paraguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Paraguay ranks 62nd 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.