Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 1,373 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1,373 number
Change on year
down 73.7%
World rank
104th
of 182 countries
All-time high
14,187 number
in 2012
All-time low
1,373 number
in 2019
Years of data
36
1970–2019
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,373 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.7% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Costa Rica peaked at 14,187 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,373 number, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 104th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,034 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,810 number | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 1,733 number | -38.3% |
| 1981 | 4,224 number | +143.7% |
| 1982 | 4,594 number | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 5,327 number | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 4,364 number | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 4,102 number | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 4,036 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 5,458 number | +35.2% |
| 1991 | 5,724 number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 4,948 number | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 6,538 number | +32.1% |
| 1994 | 6,285 number | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7,728 number | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 7,696 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 7,376 number | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 6,187 number | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 6,906 number | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 7,814 number | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 8,424 number | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 9,828 number | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 9,780 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10,648 number | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 9,991 number | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 11,442 number | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 12,563 number | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 13,712 number | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 14,187 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 9,539 number | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 9,116 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 9,170 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8,140 number | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 6,184 number | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 5,230 number | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1,373 number | -73.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,526 number | 1,733 number | 3,034 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 4,586 number | 4,036 number | 5,458 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 6,614 number | 4,948 number | 7,728 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 9,002 number | 6,187 number | 11,442 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,921 number | 1,373 number | 14,187 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 2,027 number compare
- 102 Bulgaria 1,881 number compare
- 103 Israel 1,550 number compare
- 105 New Zealand 1,364 number compare
- 106 Switzerland 1,347 number compare
- 107 Djibouti 1,317 number compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Costa Rica?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Costa Rica was 1,373 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14,187 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,373 number in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.