Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male was 1,147 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,147 number
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
91st
of 182 countries
All-time high
3,408 number
in 1981
All-time low
1,147 number
in 2019
Years of data
23
1980–2019

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China, 1980–2019

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k1980199920191980: 3.2k number1981: 3.4k number1982: 2.7k number1983: 2.8k number1984: 2.7k number1985: 2.4k number2003: 1.5k number2004: 1.5k number2005: 1.5k number2006: 1.5k number2007: 1.7k number2008: 1.4k number2009: 2.0k number2010: 1.9k number2011: 1.8k number2012: 1.6k number2013: 1.4k number2014: 1.4k number2015: 1.4k number2016: 1.3k number2017: 1.3k number2018: 1.2k number2019: 1.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China stood at 1,147 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 3,408 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,147 number, in 2019.

Hong Kong, China ranks 91st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Hong Kong, China, 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 3,207 number
1981 3,408 number +6.3%
1982 2,705 number -20.6%
1983 2,751 number +1.7%
1984 2,712 number -1.4%
1985 2,353 number -13.2%
2003 1,473 number -37.4%
2004 1,529 number +3.8%
2005 1,515 number -0.9%
2006 1,547 number +2.1%
2007 1,714 number +10.8%
2008 1,359 number -20.7%
2009 1,954 number +43.8%
2010 1,893 number -3.1%
2011 1,814 number -4.2%
2012 1,613 number -11.1%
2013 1,386 number -14.1%
2014 1,394 number +0.6%
2015 1,428 number +2.4%
2016 1,303 number -8.8%
2017 1,274 number -2.2%
2018 1,214 number -4.7%
2019 1,147 number -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,856 number 2,353 number 3,408 number 6
2000s 1,584 number 1,359 number 1,954 number 7
2010s 1,447 number 1,147 number 1,893 number 10

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 88 Austria 1,208 number compare
  2. 89 Israel 1,172 number compare
  3. 90 Liberia 1,162 number compare
  4. 92 Russian Federation 1,127 number compare
  5. 93 Mauritania 1,080 number compare
  6. 94 Palestine, State of 1,055 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China?
Repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male in Hong Kong, China was 1,147 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 3,408 number in 1981.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 1,147 number in 2019.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,551 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.