Germany vs Hong Kong: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Germany
0.5%
in 2012
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Germany rank
118th
Hong Kong rank
116th

Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
0246197919982018

How they compare

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

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 118th and Hong Kong ranks 116th of 178 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 1.8% 0.4% Hong Kong
2000s 0.9% 1.3% 0.5% Hong Kong
2010s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Germany or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Germany and Hong Kong?
0.1%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Hong Kong?
10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Germany and Hong Kong rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Germany ranks 118th and Hong Kong ranks 116th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 4 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 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,831 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.