Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Finland
Finland: Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters was 0.3177 Percentage of students in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Finland, 2015–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Finland is 0.3177 Percentage of students, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Finland peaked at 0.3177 Percentage of students in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2457 Percentage of students, in 2017.
Finland ranks 22nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2948 Percentage of students | — |
| 2016 | 0.2571 Percentage of students | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2457 Percentage of students | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2524 Percentage of students | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2549 Percentage of students | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2511 Percentage of students | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2502 Percentage of students | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2458 Percentage of students | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2936 Percentage of students | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3177 Percentage of students | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.261 Percentage of students | 0.2457 Percentage of students | 0.2948 Percentage of students | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2717 Percentage of students | 0.2458 Percentage of students | 0.3177 Percentage of students | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 262,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,354 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 338,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Finland?
- Repetition rate by level of education — repeaters in Finland was 0.3177 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3177 Percentage of students in 2024.
- What is the lowest repetition rate by level of education — repeaters recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2457 Percentage of students in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for repetition rate by level of education — repeaters?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repetition rate by level of education — repeaters rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the repetition rate by level of education. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data by year. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.