Hong Kong vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Italy
0.6%
in 2017
Hong Kong rank
125th
Italy rank
126th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Hong Kong
- Italy
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 125th and Italy ranks 126th of 188 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 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, Hong Kong or Italy?
- Hong Kong, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Italy?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong ranks 125th and Italy ranks 126th 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.