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
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland, 1986–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 149 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
- 150 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 151 Ireland 0.2% compare
- 153 Tajikistan 0.2% compare
- 154 Lithuania 0.2% compare
- 155 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
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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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About this data
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.