Finland vs Italy: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes

Finland
0.6%
in 2017
Italy
0.6%
in 2017
Finland rank
127th
Italy rank
126th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Italy ahead.

Finland ranks 127th and Italy ranks 126th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Italy
1990s 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% Finland
2000s 0.9% 0.4% 0.4% Finland
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% 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, Finland or Italy?
Italy, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes between Finland and Italy?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
18 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
How do Finland and Italy rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
Finland ranks 127th and Italy ranks 126th 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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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 4,401 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.