Domains
| Year | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| % | 51.99 | 51.98 | 46.40 | 44.40 | 42 | 42 | 39.40 | 37.50 |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| % | 36.10 | 34.30 | 33.80 | 33.80 | 32.90 | 31.50 | 31.20 | 31.10 |
Operational Definitions
The number of day school students who fail to obtain five E’s or better in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. They are obtained by the following formula: 1- percentage of school candidates awarded 5Es or better.
Footnote
All figures are collected from Hong Kong Examinations Authority since 1981.
