Hong Kong vs Qatar: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Qatar
0.6%
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
121st
Qatar rank
120th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Qatar
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Qatar ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 121st and Qatar ranks 120th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 4.9% 15.9% 11.0% Qatar
1980s 2.8% 8.9% 6.1% Qatar
1990s 1.2% 4.8% 3.7% Qatar
2000s 1.0% 0.7% 0.4% Hong Kong
2010s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Qatar

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 Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong and Qatar?
0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Qatar?
20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong and Qatar rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Hong Kong ranks 121st and Qatar ranks 120th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.