Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Finland or United Arab Emirates?

Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2017.

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?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs United Arab Emirates: Repeaters, primary, total

Finland

0.2%

in 2017

United Arab Emirates

0.2%

in 2015

Finland rank

156th

United Arab Emirates rank

158th

Repeaters, primary, total over time

Finland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 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 156th and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 189 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	0.4%	5.7%	5.3%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.5%	2.4%	2.0%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repeaters, primary, total, Finland or United Arab Emirates?: Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2017.
What is the difference in repeaters, primary, total between Finland and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, 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, primary, total?: Finland ranks 156th and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment)
Unit: % of total enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 6,836 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.