Costa Rica vs Venezuela: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
0.7%
in 2016
Venezuela
0.8%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Venezuela rank
90th

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Venezuela ranks 90th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Venezuela Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2% 0.7% 1.4% Costa Rica
1980s 1.8% 2.7% 0.8% Venezuela
1990s 1.0% 2.6% 1.7% Venezuela
2000s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% Venezuela
2010s 1.1% 0.9% 0.2% 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 Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Venezuela?
0.1%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Venezuela ranks 90th 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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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.