Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes
Costa Rica
3.2%
in 2023
Luxembourg
3.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Luxembourg rank
71st
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Luxembourg ranks 71st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 5.7% | 5.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 3.5% | 3.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Luxembourg ranks 71st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release