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

Hong Kong, China
4.5%
in 2018
Mauritania
5.0%
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
70th
Mauritania rank
67th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Mauritania
5101520197819982018

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.0% against 4.5% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 67th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 9.2% 5.2% 4.1% Hong Kong, China
2000s 4.0% 12.8% 8.8% Mauritania
2010s 4.8% 6.8% 2.0% Mauritania

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, male, Hong Kong, China or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 5.0% against 4.5% in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Hong Kong, China and Mauritania?
0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Mauritania?
13 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Mauritania rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 67th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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