Finland vs France: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education

Finland
0.4%
in 2017
France
0.5%
in 2017
Finland rank
114th
France rank
113th

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education over time

  • Finland
  • France
0246200420102017

How they compare

France currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 114th and France ranks 113th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6% 3.7% 3.1% France
2010s 0.5% 1.8% 1.3% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, Finland or France?
France, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education between Finland and France?
0.1%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Finland and France rank globally for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education?
Finland ranks 114th and France ranks 113th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,512 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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