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

Guyana
0.7%
in 2008
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Guyana rank
123rd
Hong Kong rank
125th

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

  • Guyana
  • Hong Kong
051015197119942018

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 123rd and Hong Kong ranks 125th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Hong Kong in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1970s 13.1% 5.1% 8.0% Guyana
1980s 5.5% 3.6% 2.0% Guyana
1990s 3.7% 1.2% 2.6% Guyana
2000s 0.7% 1.2% 0.5% 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, Guyana or Hong Kong?
Guyana, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Hong Kong as of 2008.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Guyana and Hong Kong?
0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Hong Kong?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2008.
How do Guyana and Hong Kong rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Guyana ranks 123rd 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.