Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland

Finland: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
125th
of 161 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1992
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
11
1992–2017

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland, 1992–2017

00.20.40.60.81992200420171992: 0.769 %2004: 0.675 %2009: 0.679 %2010: 0.585 %2011: 0.648 %2012: 0.592 %2013: 0.565 %2014: 0.493 %2015: 0.515 %2016: 0.476 %2017: 0.484 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland peaked at 0.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

That places Finland 125th out of 161 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Finland, 1992 to 2017.
Year % Change
1992 0.8%
2004 0.7% -12.2%
2009 0.7% +0.6%
2010 0.6% -13.8%
2011 0.6% +10.6%
2012 0.6% -8.5%
2013 0.6% -4.5%
2014 0.5% -12.8%
2015 0.5% +4.5%
2016 0.5% -7.6%
2017 0.5% +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

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  4. 126 Liechtenstein 0.5% compare
  5. 127 Lithuania 0.4% compare
  6. 128 Mongolia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both in Finland was 0.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1992.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both?
Finland ranks 125th out of 161 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,005 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.