Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland

Finland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 0.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
144th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
31
1986–2017

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

00.10.20.30.41986200120171986: 0.231 %1987: 0.241 %1988: 0.229 %1989: 0.241 %1990: 0.228 %1991: 0.234 %1992: 0.201 %1993: 0.241 %1994: 0.22 %1995: 0.241 %1997: 0.234 %1998: 0.287 %1999: 0.308 %2000: 0.353 %2001: 0.314 %2002: 0.327 %2003: 0.324 %2004: 0.282 %2005: 0.302 %2006: 0.297 %2007: 0.273 %2008: 0.275 %2009: 0.279 %2010: 0.279 %2011: 0.263 %2012: 0.227 %2013: 0.219 %2014: 0.206 %2015: 0.181 %2016: 0.174 %2017: 0.182 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.2% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2017.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Finland ranks 144th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Finland, 1986 to 2017.
Year % Change
1986 0.2%
1987 0.2% +4.5%
1988 0.2% -5.0%
1989 0.2% +5.5%
1990 0.2% -5.4%
1991 0.2% +2.7%
1992 0.2% -14.0%
1993 0.2% +19.5%
1994 0.2% -8.7%
1995 0.2% +9.6%
1997 0.2% -2.8%
1998 0.3% +22.4%
1999 0.3% +7.4%
2000 0.4% +14.6%
2001 0.3% -10.9%
2002 0.3% +4.0%
2003 0.3% -0.8%
2004 0.3% -12.9%
2005 0.3% +6.9%
2006 0.3% -1.7%
2007 0.3% -7.9%
2008 0.3% +0.7%
2009 0.3% +1.6%
2010 0.3% -0.1%
2011 0.3% -5.7%
2012 0.2% -13.9%
2013 0.2% -3.5%
2014 0.2% -5.9%
2015 0.2% -11.9%
2016 0.2% -4.1%
2017 0.2% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 141 Russian Federation 0.3% compare
  2. 142 Italy 0.2% compare
  3. 143 Georgia 0.2% compare
  4. 145 United Arab Emirates 0.2% compare
  5. 146 Brunei Darussalam 0.2% compare
  6. 147 Singapore 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland was 0.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Finland ranks 144th out of 181 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 3,892 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.