Finland vs United Arab Emirates: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes

Finland
0.3%
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
0.2%
in 2014
Finland rank
147th
United Arab Emirates rank
149th

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • United Arab Emirates
0510152025197319952017

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Finland ranks 147th and United Arab Emirates ranks 149th of 184 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4% 5.9% 5.5% United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.4% 4.3% 3.9% United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.5% 2.4% 1.9% United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes, Finland or United Arab Emirates?
Finland, at 0.3% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes between Finland and United Arab Emirates?
0.1%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Arab Emirates?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2014.
How do Finland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Finland ranks 147th and United Arab Emirates ranks 149th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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