Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland
Finland: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 470 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland is 470, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland peaked at 668 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 305, in 2017.
That places Finland 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 427 | — |
| 1988 | 457 | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 436 | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 458 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 433 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 446 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 386 | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 461 | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 419 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 455 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 436 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 533 | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 575 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 668 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 602 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 628 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 622 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 535 | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 563 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 540 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 487 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 479 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 478 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 472 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 443 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 383 | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 371 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 353 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 314 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 305 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 322 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 332 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 324 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 322 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 347 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 458 | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 470 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 440 | 427 | 457 | 3 |
| 1990s | 447.44 | 386 | 533 | 9 |
| 2000s | 569.9 | 479 | 668 | 10 |
| 2010s | 377.3 | 305 | 478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 384.2 | 322 | 470 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Finland was 470 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 668 in 2001.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 305 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Finland ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release