Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland

Finland: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
134th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2004–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland, 2004–2017

00.20.40.62004201020172004: 0.462 %2009: 0.489 %2010: 0.479 %2011: 0.532 %2012: 0.504 %2013: 0.437 %2014: 0.35 %2015: 0.334 %2016: 0.326 %2017: 0.316 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.

Finland ranks 134th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Finland, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 0.5%
2009 0.5% +6.0%
2010 0.5% -2.1%
2011 0.5% +11.0%
2012 0.5% -5.2%
2013 0.4% -13.4%
2014 0.3% -19.9%
2015 0.3% -4.5%
2016 0.3% -2.5%
2017 0.3% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 131 Saint Lucia 0.4% compare
  2. 132 India 0.4% compare
  3. 133 France 0.3% compare
  4. 135 North Macedonia 0.3% compare
  5. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  6. 137 Botswana 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Finland was 0.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Finland ranks 134th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.