Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education was 2.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China, 1979–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China stood at 2.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China peaked at 6.0% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2003.
Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd of 172 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.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 6.0% | — |
| 1980 | 5.5% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 4.9% | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -62.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education in Hong Kong, China was 2.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 73rd out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.