Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Finland
Finland: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Finland, 1986–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.4% for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in 2017.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Finland peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1986.
That places Finland 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.3% | — |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +15.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +42.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 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 repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Finland?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Finland was 0.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1986.
- How does Finland rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Finland ranks 122nd out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.