Finland vs Latin America & Caribbean: Progression to secondary school
Progression to secondary school over time
- Finland
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Finland currently reports 99.9% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 167 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.1% | 86.3% | 12.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 91.0% | 8.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 94.3% | 5.6% | Finland |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 94.7% | 5.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Finland or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Finland, at 99.9% against 95.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2016.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Finland and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 4.9%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
- How do Finland and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Finland ranks 10th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).