Gambia vs Hong Kong, China: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both

Gambia
3.9%
in 2018
Hong Kong, China
3.7%
in 2018
Gambia rank
76th
Hong Kong, China rank
77th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Gambia
  • Hong Kong, China
02468197319952018

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Gambia ranks 76th and Hong Kong, China ranks 77th of 178 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1970s 1.3% 7.7% 6.3% Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.8% 7.3% 6.5% Hong Kong, China
1990s 1.0% 4.3% 3.4% Hong Kong, China
2000s 2.3% 3.0% 0.6% Hong Kong, China
2010s 2.7% 3.6% 0.9% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both, Gambia or Hong Kong, China?
Gambia, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both between Gambia and Hong Kong, China?
0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Hong Kong, China?
19 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Gambia ranks 76th and Hong Kong, China ranks 77th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.