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

Costa Rica
1.2%
in 2015
Uruguay
1.1%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
75th
Uruguay rank
77th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
0246810197019922015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 77th of 118 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 3.3% 9.9% 6.6% Uruguay
1980s 2.0% 4.4% 2.3% Uruguay
1990s 1.0% 3.8% 2.8% Uruguay
2000s 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% Uruguay
2010s 1.3% 1.5% 0.2% Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Uruguay as of 2015.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
27 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 75th and Uruguay ranks 77th 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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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.