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
0123197919982018

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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,216 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.