Finland vs Italy: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female

Finland
0.2%
in 2017
Italy
0.2%
in 2017
Finland rank
144th
Italy rank
142nd

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

  • Finland
  • Italy
012345197119942017

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Italy ahead.

Finland ranks 144th and Italy ranks 142nd of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2% 0.7% 0.4% Italy
1990s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Italy
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Finland
2010s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female, Finland or Italy?
Italy, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female between Finland and Italy?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do Finland and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Finland ranks 144th and Italy ranks 142nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), 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 primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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