Hong Kong, China vs Kuwait: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Hong Kong, China
0.4%
in 2018
Kuwait
0.5%
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
138th
Kuwait rank
136th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Kuwait
051015197219952018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 138th and Kuwait ranks 136th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 4.1% 6.9% 2.9% Kuwait
1980s 2.5% 5.6% 3.1% Kuwait
1990s 1.1% 3.5% 2.4% Kuwait
2000s 0.9% 2.4% 1.5% Kuwait
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Hong Kong, China or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Hong Kong, China as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Kuwait?
0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Kuwait?
25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong, China and Kuwait rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Hong Kong, China ranks 138th and Kuwait ranks 136th 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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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.