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
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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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,733 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

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.