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

Finland
0.5%
in 2017
Poland
0.5%
in 2017
Finland rank
125th
Poland rank
128th

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

  • Finland
  • Poland
01234197119942017

How they compare

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

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Poland ahead.

Finland ranks 125th and Poland ranks 128th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6% 1.7% 1.1% Poland
1990s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Poland
2000s 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% Finland
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Finland

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 Poland?
Finland, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Poland as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes between Finland and Poland?
0.0%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do Finland and Poland rank globally for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, both sexes?
Finland ranks 125th and Poland ranks 128th 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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About this data

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.