Finland vs India: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes

Finland
0.5%
in 2017
India
0.5%
in 2016
Finland rank
125th
India rank
124th

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • India
051015197319952017

How they compare

India currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1986 it was India ahead.

Finland ranks 125th and India ranks 124th of 183 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland India Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5% 3.1% 2.6% India
1990s 0.8% 2.9% 2.2% India
2000s 1.0% 2.7% 1.7% India
2010s 0.6% 0.7% 0.2% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes, Finland or India?
India, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Finland as of 2016.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Finland and India?
0.0%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
10 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2016.
How do Finland and India rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Finland ranks 125th and India ranks 124th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 2 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 2 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,067 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.