What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female between Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?

12 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?

16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female

Finland

31 number

in 2018

Sao Tome and Principe

43 number

in 2017

Finland rank

131st

Sao Tome and Principe rank

128th

Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female over time

Finland
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 43 number against 31 number in Finland, a difference of 12 number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Finland ranks 131st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th of 185 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	62 number	654 number	592 number	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	75 number	556 number	481 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	76.75 number	574.5 number	497.75 number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	34 number	51.17 number	17.17 number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female, Finland or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 43 number against 31 number in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female between Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sao Tome and Principe?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Finland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for repeaters in grade 3 of primary education, female?: Finland ranks 131st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 128th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,341 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.