What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Finland and United Arab Emirates?

146 number, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Arab Emirates?

28 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

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

Finland vs United Arab Emirates: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes

Finland

929 number

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

783 number

in 2015

Finland rank

129th

United Arab Emirates rank

131st

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes over time

Finland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Finland currently reports 929 number against 783 number in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 146 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1987 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Finland ranks 129th and United Arab Emirates ranks 131st of 190 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,469 number	10,232 number	8,763 number	United Arab Emirates
1990s	1,478 number	10,719 number	9,241 number	United Arab Emirates
2000s	1,715 number	6,669 number	4,954 number	United Arab Emirates
2010s	1,253 number	1,366 number	112.83 number	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes, Finland or United Arab Emirates?: Finland, at 929 number against 783 number in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes between Finland and United Arab Emirates?: 146 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Arab Emirates?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
How do Finland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?: Finland ranks 129th and United Arab Emirates ranks 131st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 7,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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