Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland
Finland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland, 1986–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland is 0.3%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
That places Finland 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.4% | — |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland was 0.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
- Finland ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.