How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Italy?

10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male

Hong Kong

0.3%

in 2018

Italy

0.3%

in 2017

Hong Kong rank

116th

Italy rank

117th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male over time

Hong Kong
Italy

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 116th and Italy ranks 117th of 140 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%	Hong Kong
2010s	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male, Hong Kong or Italy?: Hong Kong, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male between Hong Kong and Italy?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Italy?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Hong Kong and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?: Hong Kong ranks 116th and Italy ranks 117th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 140 places, 2,585 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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