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

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
147th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
32
1986–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Finland, 1986–2017

00.20.40.61986200120171986: 0.379 %1987: 0.389 %1988: 0.376 %1989: 0.38 %1990: 0.367 %1991: 0.382 %1992: 0.355 %1993: 0.376 %1994: 0.369 %1995: 0.38 %1996: 0.397 %1997: 0.371 %1998: 0.435 %1999: 0.469 %2000: 0.51 %2001: 0.468 %2002: 0.451 %2003: 0.431 %2004: 0.446 %2005: 0.42 %2006: 0.428 %2007: 0.4 %2008: 0.4 %2009: 0.408 %2010: 0.388 %2011: 0.379 %2012: 0.356 %2013: 0.329 %2014: 0.298 %2015: 0.26 %2016: 0.248 %2017: 0.256 %

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Finland, 1986 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 144 Russia 0.3% compare
  2. 145 Italy 0.3% compare
  3. 146 Brunei 0.3% compare
  4. 148 Georgia 0.2% compare
  5. 149 United Arab Emirates 0.2% compare
  6. 150 Croatia 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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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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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.