Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland

Finland: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
143rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
37
1986–2023

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland, 1986–2023

00.10.20.30.41986200420231986: 0.231 %1987: 0.241 %1988: 0.229 %1989: 0.241 %1990: 0.228 %1991: 0.234 %1992: 0.201 %1993: 0.241 %1994: 0.22 %1995: 0.241 %1997: 0.234 %1998: 0.287 %1999: 0.308 %2000: 0.353 %2001: 0.314 %2002: 0.327 %2003: 0.324 %2004: 0.282 %2005: 0.302 %2006: 0.297 %2007: 0.273 %2008: 0.275 %2009: 0.279 %2010: 0.279 %2011: 0.263 %2012: 0.227 %2013: 0.219 %2014: 0.206 %2015: 0.181 %2016: 0.174 %2017: 0.182 %2018: 0.185 %2019: 0.18 %2020: 0.178 %2021: 0.191 %2022: 0.256 %2023: 0.264 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.3% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Finland ranks 143rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%) in Finland, 1986 to 2023.
Year % Change
1986 0.2%
1987 0.2% +4.5%
1988 0.2% -5.0%
1989 0.2% +5.5%
1990 0.2% -5.4%
1991 0.2% +2.7%
1992 0.2% -14.0%
1993 0.2% +19.5%
1994 0.2% -8.7%
1995 0.2% +9.6%
1997 0.2% -2.8%
1998 0.3% +22.4%
1999 0.3% +7.4%
2000 0.4% +14.6%
2001 0.3% -10.9%
2002 0.3% +4.0%
2003 0.3% -0.8%
2004 0.3% -12.9%
2005 0.3% +6.9%
2006 0.3% -1.7%
2007 0.3% -7.9%
2008 0.3% +0.7%
2009 0.3% +1.6%
2010 0.3% -0.1%
2011 0.3% -5.7%
2012 0.2% -13.9%
2013 0.2% -3.5%
2014 0.2% -5.9%
2015 0.2% -11.9%
2016 0.2% -4.1%
2017 0.2% +4.4%
2018 0.2% +1.8%
2019 0.2% -2.9%
2020 0.2% -1.0%
2021 0.2% +7.7%
2022 0.3% +33.6%
2023 0.3% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 140 Malta 0.3% compare
  2. 141 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
  3. 142 Saudi Arabia 0.3% compare
  4. 144 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  5. 145 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
  6. 146 Montenegro 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Finland was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
Finland ranks 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
190 places, 4,635 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release