Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Hungary

Hungary: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education was 2.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.2%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
68th
of 153 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 1996
All-time low
0.7%
in 1978
Years of data
21
1975–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Hungary, 1975–2017

0.511.522.51975199620171975: 1.3 %1976: 1.1 %1977: 0.751 %1978: 0.724 %1979: 0.978 %1980: 1.1 %1981: 1.2 %1982: 1.3 %1983: 1.4 %1984: 1.6 %1985: 1.5 %1986: 1.5 %1987: 1.4 %1988: 1.4 %1989: 1.4 %1996: 2.4 %2013: 2.1 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 2.1 %2016: 2.3 %2017: 2.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 2.2% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in 2017.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Hungary peaked at 2.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1978.

That places Hungary 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Hungary, 1975 to 2017.
Year % Change
1975 1.3%
1976 1.1% -17.4%
1977 0.8% -30.6%
1978 0.7% -3.5%
1979 1.0% +35.1%
1980 1.1% +10.4%
1981 1.2% +10.8%
1982 1.3% +11.2%
1983 1.4% +5.3%
1984 1.6% +16.8%
1985 1.5% -7.2%
1986 1.5% +1.6%
1987 1.4% -12.4%
1988 1.4% +2.3%
1989 1.4% +2.9%
1996 2.4% +66.0%
2013 2.1% -10.8%
2014 2.2% +3.6%
2015 2.1% -4.9%
2016 2.3% +12.6%
2017 2.2% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 5
1980s 1.4% 1.1% 1.6% 10
1990s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1
2010s 2.2% 2.1% 2.3% 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 65 Hong Kong, China 2.4% compare
  2. 66 Singapore 2.3% compare
  3. 67 Guatemala 2.3% compare
  4. 69 Oman 2.0% compare
  5. 70 Slovakia 2.0% compare
  6. 71 Austria 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Hungary?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education in Hungary was 2.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1996.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1978.
How does Hungary rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Hungary ranks 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,512 data points, 1970–2019
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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.