Hungary vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both

Hungary
2.1%
in 2017
Italy
2.3%
in 2017
Hungary rank
88th
Italy rank
85th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both over time

  • Hungary
  • Italy
246810197119942017

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Hungary, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 88th and Italy ranks 85th of 172 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 2.6% 7.6% 5.0% Italy
1980s 2.9% 8.2% 5.3% Italy
1990s 3.3% 6.0% 2.8% Italy
2010s 2.2% 2.8% 0.5% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both, Hungary or Italy?
Italy, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Hungary as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both between Hungary and Italy?
0.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both?
Hungary ranks 88th and Italy ranks 85th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hungary vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-2-of-lower-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-percent/hungary/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-grade-2-of-lower-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-percent/hungary/italy/">Hungary vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,327 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.