Hong Kong vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female

Hong Kong
0.4%
in 2018
Jamaica
0.5%
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
111th
Jamaica rank
109th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Jamaica
01234197919982018

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 109th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 2.6% 1.8% 0.7% Hong Kong
2000s 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% Hong Kong
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female, Hong Kong or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Hong Kong as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female between Hong Kong and Jamaica?
0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Jamaica?
8 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
How do Hong Kong and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, female?
Hong Kong ranks 111th and Jamaica ranks 109th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
171 places, 3,281 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.