Egypt vs Hungary: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Egypt
1.5%
in 2018
Hungary
1.6%
in 2017
Egypt rank
100th
Hungary rank
99th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Hungary
2468197119942018

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hungary ahead.

Egypt ranks 100th and Hungary ranks 99th of 184 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Hungary Difference Ahead
1970s 6.3% 3.5% 2.8% Egypt
1980s 3.5% 3.0% 0.5% Egypt
1990s 6.0% 2.1% 3.8% Egypt
2000s 4.2% 2.2% 1.9% Egypt
2010s 3.0% 1.7% 1.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Egypt or Hungary?
Hungary, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Egypt as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Egypt and Hungary?
0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Hungary?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Hungary rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Egypt ranks 100th and Hungary ranks 99th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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