Cyprus vs Finland: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes
Cyprus
0.7%
in 2017
Finland
0.6%
in 2017
Cyprus rank
124th
Finland rank
127th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time
- Cyprus
- Finland
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 124th and Finland ranks 127th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes, Cyprus or Finland?
- Cyprus, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Finland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Cyprus and Finland?
- 0.1%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Finland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Cyprus and Finland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Cyprus ranks 124th and Finland ranks 127th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.