Hong Kong, China vs Portugal: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)

Hong Kong, China
3.7%
in 2023
Portugal
3.8%
in 2022
Hong Kong, China rank
66th
Portugal rank
65th

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Portugal
234567200220122023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Portugal ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 65th of 173 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 3.8% 5.7% 1.8% Portugal
2020s 3.4% 3.2% 0.2% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), Hong Kong, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Hong Kong, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) between Hong Kong, China and Portugal?
0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong, China and Portugal rank globally for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Hong Kong, China ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 65th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs Portugal: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-lower-secondary-general-education-all-grades-male-percent-2/hong-kong-sar-china/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/repetition-rate-in-lower-secondary-general-education-all-grades-male-percent-2/hong-kong-sar-china/portugal/">Hong Kong, China vs Portugal: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
173 places, 2,711 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release