Hong Kong, China vs Timor-Leste: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Hong Kong, China
4.0%
in 2018
Timor-Leste
4.1%
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
61st
Timor-Leste rank
60th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Timor-Leste
012345200220102018

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 61st and Timor-Leste ranks 60th of 156 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 3.9% 3.0% 0.9% Hong Kong, China
2010s 4.2% 3.9% 0.4% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Hong Kong, China or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Hong Kong, China and Timor-Leste?
0.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Timor-Leste?
11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Timor-Leste rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 61st and Timor-Leste ranks 60th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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