Denmark vs Finland: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes

Denmark
99.9%
in 2017
Finland
99.9%
in 2017
Denmark rank
3rd
Finland rank
4th

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Denmark
  • Finland
020406080100197119942017

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 99.9% against 99.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Finland Difference Ahead
1980s 99.2% 97.6% 1.6% Denmark
1990s 98.9% 99.6% 0.7% Finland
2000s 98.7% 99.7% 1.0% Finland
2010s 99.8% 99.8% 0.0% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes, Denmark or Finland?
Denmark, at 99.9% against 99.9% in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes between Denmark and Finland?
0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 4th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 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
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,946 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.