Hong Kong vs Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes
Hong Kong
0.6%
in 2018
Jamaica
0.5%
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
116th
Jamaica rank
119th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Hong Kong
- Jamaica
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 119th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
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, Hong Kong or Jamaica?
- Hong Kong, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Jamaica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and Jamaica rank globally for repetition rate in grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 119th 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
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.