Hong Kong, China vs Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes
Hong Kong, China
0.3%
in 2018
Samoa
0.2%
in 2018
Hong Kong, China rank
128th
Samoa rank
130th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Samoa
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Samoa ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 130th of 157 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes, Hong Kong, China or Samoa?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Samoa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes between Hong Kong, China and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Samoa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Samoa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 128th and Samoa ranks 130th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 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.