Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland

Finland: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
152nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
28
1986–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland, 1986–2017

00.10.20.30.41986200120171986: 0.412 %1987: 0.349 %1988: 0.333 %1989: 0.305 %1990: 0.39 %1991: 0.34 %1992: 0.338 %1993: 0.294 %1998: 0.326 %1999: 0.356 %2000: 0.377 %2001: 0.416 %2002: 0.325 %2003: 0.349 %2004: 0.28 %2005: 0.297 %2006: 0.308 %2007: 0.315 %2008: 0.311 %2009: 0.299 %2010: 0.314 %2011: 0.354 %2012: 0.315 %2013: 0.345 %2014: 0.281 %2015: 0.229 %2016: 0.235 %2017: 0.199 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.2% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.

That places Finland 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Finland, 1986 to 2017.
Year % Change
1986 0.4%
1987 0.3% -15.3%
1988 0.3% -4.5%
1989 0.3% -8.5%
1990 0.4% +28.0%
1991 0.3% -12.9%
1992 0.3% -0.4%
1993 0.3% -12.9%
1998 0.3% +10.6%
1999 0.4% +9.4%
2000 0.4% +5.8%
2001 0.4% +10.3%
2002 0.3% -21.9%
2003 0.3% +7.4%
2004 0.3% -19.9%
2005 0.3% +6.4%
2006 0.3% +3.6%
2007 0.3% +2.4%
2008 0.3% -1.5%
2009 0.3% -3.6%
2010 0.3% +4.8%
2011 0.4% +12.9%
2012 0.3% -11.2%
2013 0.3% +9.6%
2014 0.3% -18.6%
2015 0.2% -18.5%
2016 0.2% +2.6%
2017 0.2% -15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 149 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
  2. 150 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  3. 151 Ireland 0.2% compare
  4. 153 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
  5. 154 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  6. 155 Russian Federation 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland was 0.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Finland ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.