Hong Kong vs Israel: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes

Hong Kong
0.5%
in 2018
Israel
0.6%
in 2017
Hong Kong rank
123rd
Israel rank
120th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Israel
0246197919982018

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Israel ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 123rd and Israel ranks 120th of 179 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Israel Difference Ahead
2000s 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% Israel
2010s 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes, Hong Kong or Israel?
Israel, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Hong Kong as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong and Israel?
0.1%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Israel?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Israel rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, both sexes?
Hong Kong ranks 123rd and Israel ranks 120th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 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

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,950 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.