Costa Rica vs Kiribati: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female
Costa Rica
2.9%
in 2023
Kiribati
2.7%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
Kiribati rank
67th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female over time
- Costa Rica
- Kiribati
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kiribati ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Kiribati ranks 67th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 0.2% | 9.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Kiribati |
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 Kiribati?
- Costa Rica, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Costa Rica and Kiribati?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kiribati?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Kiribati rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Kiribati ranks 67th 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