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

Hungary: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 1.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
1.6%
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
99th
of 184 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 1971
All-time low
1.3%
in 2016
Years of data
44
1971–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Hungary, 1971–2017

123451971199420171971: 5.4 %1972: 4.6 %1973: 3.5 %1974: 3.4 %1975: 3.2 %1976: 2.7 %1977: 2.5 %1978: 2.3 %1979: 2.6 %1980: 2.6 %1981: 2.8 %1982: 2.9 %1983: 3.1 %1984: 3.2 %1985: 3.2 %1986: 3.3 %1987: 3.3 %1988: 3.1 %1989: 3.1 %1990: 3.1 %1991: 2.9 %1992: 2.7 %1996: 2.2 %1997: 2.2 %1998: 2.2 %1999: 2.1 %2000: 2.5 %2001: 2.5 %2002: 2.4 %2003: 2.1 %2004: 2 %2005: 1.8 %2006: 1.8 %2007: 1.7 %2008: 2 %2009: 1.8 %2010: 1.8 %2011: 1.9 %2012: 1.8 %2013: 1.8 %2014: 1.7 %2015: 1.7 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 1.6% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in 2017.

That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Hungary peaked at 5.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2016.

Hungary ranks 99th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Hungary, 1971 to 2017.
Year % Change
1971 5.4%
1972 4.6% -15.6%
1973 3.5% -23.3%
1974 3.4% -2.5%
1975 3.2% -5.0%
1976 2.7% -16.6%
1977 2.5% -8.6%
1978 2.3% -5.5%
1979 2.6% +12.9%
1980 2.6% -2.8%
1981 2.8% +11.5%
1982 2.9% +2.9%
1983 3.1% +4.3%
1984 3.2% +4.9%
1985 3.2% +1.3%
1986 3.3% +1.3%
1987 3.3% +0.3%
1988 3.1% -4.9%
1989 3.1% -2.6%
1990 3.1% +1.3%
1991 2.9% -5.6%
1992 2.7% -8.1%
1996 2.2% -19.7%
1997 2.2% +4.0%
1998 2.2% -3.9%
1999 2.1% -2.8%
2000 2.5% +18.3%
2001 2.5% -0.8%
2002 2.4% -3.4%
2003 2.1% -11.6%
2004 2.0% -2.6%
2005 1.8% -10.7%
2006 1.8% +1.3%
2007 1.7% -7.9%
2008 2.0% +15.3%
2009 1.8% -8.0%
2010 1.8% -1.6%
2011 1.9% +5.2%
2012 1.8% -2.7%
2013 1.8% -3.1%
2014 1.7% -4.1%
2015 1.7% -0.3%
2016 1.3% -24.2%
2017 1.6% +26.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.4% 2.3% 5.4% 9
1980s 3.1% 2.6% 3.3% 10
1990s 2.5% 2.1% 3.1% 7
2000s 2.1% 1.7% 2.5% 10
2010s 1.7% 1.3% 1.9% 8

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 96 Mauritania 1.8% compare
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  3. 98 Jamaica 1.6% compare
  4. 100 Egypt 1.5% compare
  5. 101 Macau, China 1.5% compare
  6. 102 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Hungary?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Hungary was 1.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1971.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
How does Hungary rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Hungary ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.