Costa Rica vs Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes
Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2016
Samoa
0.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Samoa rank
95th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Samoa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Samoa ranks 95th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Samoa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Samoa ranks 95th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.