Costa Rica vs Guatemala: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male

Costa Rica
1.2%
in 2015
Guatemala
1.4%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
75th
Guatemala rank
72nd

Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.4% against 1.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 72nd of 118 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 3.2% 1.9% 1.3% Costa Rica
1990s 1.1% 2.9% 1.8% Guatemala
2000s 1.0% 1.8% 0.8% Guatemala
2010s 1.4% 1.6% 0.2% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male, Costa Rica or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 1.4% against 1.2% in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Guatemala?
0.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guatemala?
18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Guatemala rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Guatemala ranks 72nd of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 6 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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,212 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.