Finland vs Samoa: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female

Finland
0.0%
in 2017
Samoa
0.2%
in 2018
Finland rank
121st
Samoa rank
118th

Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female over time

  • Finland
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.2% against 0.0% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 3.3 times Finland's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 121st and Samoa ranks 118th of 141 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.6% 0.5% Samoa
2000s 0.1% 0.6% 0.6% Samoa
2010s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female, Finland or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.2% against 0.0% in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female between Finland and Samoa?
0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Samoa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Finland and Samoa rank globally for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, female?
Finland ranks 121st and Samoa ranks 118th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female (%). 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 5 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,591 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.