Finland vs India: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male

Finland
0.3%
in 2017
India
0.4%
in 2016
Finland rank
144th
India rank
141st

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male over time

  • Finland
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Finland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 144th and India ranks 141st of 172 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland India Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5% 7.0% 6.5% India
1990s 0.5% 5.4% 4.9% India
2000s 0.4% 5.4% 4.9% India
2010s 0.3% 1.2% 0.9% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male, Finland or India?
India, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male between Finland and India?
0.1%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
How do Finland and India rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Finland ranks 144th and India ranks 141st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general 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 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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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.