Repeaters, primary, male in Finland
Finland: Repeaters, primary, male was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, male in Finland, 1987–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, repeaters, primary, male in Finland stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, male in Finland peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
That places Finland 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.5% | — |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters, primary, male in Finland?
- Repeaters, primary, male in Finland was 0.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for repeaters, primary, male?
- Finland ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters, primary, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.