Ecuador vs Hong Kong: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Ecuador
0.6%
in 2017
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Ecuador rank
128th
Hong Kong rank
125th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Ecuador
  • Hong Kong
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 128th and Hong Kong ranks 125th of 188 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 15.9% 5.1% 10.8% Ecuador
1980s 13.9% 3.3% 10.6% Ecuador
1990s 6.3% 1.0% 5.2% Ecuador
2000s 3.7% 1.0% 2.6% Ecuador
2010s 1.8% 0.8% 0.9% Ecuador

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, Ecuador or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Ecuador as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Ecuador and Hong Kong?
0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Hong Kong?
26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Hong Kong rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 128th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.