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

Finland: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
144th
of 172 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1986
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
28
1986–2017

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

00.20.40.61986200120171986: 0.549 %1987: 0.502 %1988: 0.455 %1989: 0.435 %1990: 0.53 %1991: 0.452 %1992: 0.504 %1993: 0.398 %1998: 0.414 %1999: 0.464 %2000: 0.45 %2001: 0.507 %2002: 0.387 %2003: 0.454 %2004: 0.396 %2005: 0.368 %2006: 0.353 %2007: 0.404 %2008: 0.401 %2009: 0.374 %2010: 0.405 %2011: 0.404 %2012: 0.371 %2013: 0.339 %2014: 0.319 %2015: 0.246 %2016: 0.293 %2017: 0.264 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Finland stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Finland peaked at 0.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.

Finland ranks 144th of 172 countries on this measure, 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, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Finland, 1986 to 2017.
Year % Change
1986 0.5%
1987 0.5% -8.6%
1988 0.5% -9.3%
1989 0.4% -4.5%
1990 0.5% +22.1%
1991 0.5% -14.7%
1992 0.5% +11.3%
1993 0.4% -20.9%
1998 0.4% +3.9%
1999 0.5% +12.0%
2000 0.4% -3.0%
2001 0.5% +12.7%
2002 0.4% -23.7%
2003 0.5% +17.3%
2004 0.4% -12.7%
2005 0.4% -7.2%
2006 0.4% -4.1%
2007 0.4% +14.6%
2008 0.4% -0.8%
2009 0.4% -6.7%
2010 0.4% +8.3%
2011 0.4% -0.3%
2012 0.4% -8.2%
2013 0.3% -8.4%
2014 0.3% -6.0%
2015 0.2% -23.1%
2016 0.3% +19.2%
2017 0.3% -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 141 India 0.4% compare
  2. 142 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  3. 143 Uganda 0.3% compare
  4. 145 Ireland 0.3% compare
  5. 146 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
  6. 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Finland?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Finland was 0.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1986.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Finland ranks 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.