Cyprus vs Hong Kong: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Cyprus
0.7%
in 2017
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Cyprus rank
124th
Hong Kong rank
125th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cyprus
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Cyprus ranks 124th and Hong Kong ranks 125th of 188 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Cyprus or Hong Kong?
- Cyprus, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Hong Kong as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Cyprus and Hong Kong?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Hong Kong?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Cyprus and Hong Kong rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cyprus ranks 124th and Hong Kong ranks 125th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.