Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Finland

Finland: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
129th
of 156 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2004
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2004–2017

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Finland, 2004–2017

00.20.40.62004201020172004: 0.567 %2009: 0.557 %2010: 0.501 %2011: 0.547 %2012: 0.507 %2013: 0.473 %2014: 0.438 %2015: 0.402 %2016: 0.395 %2017: 0.39 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.4% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Finland peaked at 0.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.

That places Finland 129th out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%) in Finland, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 0.6%
2009 0.6% -1.7%
2010 0.5% -10.1%
2011 0.5% +9.2%
2012 0.5% -7.3%
2013 0.5% -6.7%
2014 0.4% -7.4%
2015 0.4% -8.4%
2016 0.4% -1.7%
2017 0.4% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 126 Montenegro 0.5% compare
  2. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
  3. 128 India 0.4% compare
  4. 130 Mongolia 0.4% compare
  5. 131 Russia 0.4% compare
  6. 132 Indonesia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Finland?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Finland was 0.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Finland ranks 129th out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in lower secondary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in lower secondary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in lower secondary education in the previous school year t.