Hong Kong vs Ireland: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Ireland
0.7%
in 2017
Hong Kong rank
121st
Ireland rank
118th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 121st and Ireland ranks 118th of 183 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Hong Kong or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Hong Kong as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Ireland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
- How do Hong Kong and Ireland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong ranks 121st and Ireland ranks 118th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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.