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
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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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.