Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland

Finland: Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 21 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
21 number
Change on year
up 61.5%
World rank
108th
of 140 countries
All-time high
40 number
in 2004
All-time low
13 number
in 2017
Years of data
31
1987–2018

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland, 1987–2018

102030401987200220181987: 19 number1988: 21 number1989: 25 number1990: 19 number1991: 21 number1992: 24 number1993: 22 number1994: 30 number1995: 21 number1996: 23 number1998: 23 number1999: 20 number2000: 36 number2001: 36 number2002: 25 number2003: 28 number2004: 40 number2005: 33 number2006: 34 number2007: 30 number2008: 32 number2009: 30 number2010: 34 number2011: 36 number2012: 23 number2013: 24 number2014: 27 number2015: 22 number2016: 24 number2017: 13 number2018: 21 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland stood at 21 number.

That represents a change of up 61.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland peaked at 40 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2017.

Finland ranks 108th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number) in Finland, 1987 to 2018.
Year number Change
1987 19 number
1988 21 number +10.5%
1989 25 number +19.0%
1990 19 number -24.0%
1991 21 number +10.5%
1992 24 number +14.3%
1993 22 number -8.3%
1994 30 number +36.4%
1995 21 number -30.0%
1996 23 number +9.5%
1998 23 number +0.0%
1999 20 number -13.0%
2000 36 number +80.0%
2001 36 number +0.0%
2002 25 number -30.6%
2003 28 number +12.0%
2004 40 number +42.9%
2005 33 number -17.5%
2006 34 number +3.0%
2007 30 number -11.8%
2008 32 number +6.7%
2009 30 number -6.2%
2010 34 number +13.3%
2011 36 number +5.9%
2012 23 number -36.1%
2013 24 number +4.3%
2014 27 number +12.5%
2015 22 number -18.5%
2016 24 number +9.1%
2017 13 number -45.8%
2018 21 number +61.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.67 number 19 number 25 number 3
1990s 22.56 number 19 number 30 number 9
2000s 32.4 number 25 number 40 number 10
2010s 24.89 number 13 number 36 number 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 105 Costa Rica 29 number compare
  2. 105 Guyana 29 number compare
  3. 107 Macao 22 number compare
  4. 109 Turks and Caicos Islands 18 number compare
  5. 110 Bahamas 16 number compare
  6. 111 Luxembourg 15 number compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland?
Repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female in Finland was 21 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 40 number in 2004.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2017.
How does Finland rank for repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female?
Finland ranks 108th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
140 places, 3,309 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.