Costa Rica vs Kenya: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2023
Kenya
2.7%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
66th
Kenya rank
69th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 69th of 190 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 13.3% | 7.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Costa Rica, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 69th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). 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