Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium

Belgium: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 2,543 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,543 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
76th
of 183 countries
All-time high
10,520 number
in 1975
All-time low
2,504 number
in 2017
Years of data
19
1974–2018

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium, 1974–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1974199620181974: 10.1k number1975: 10.5k number1976: 10.3k number1977: 10.3k number1993: 5.6k number1994: 5.2k number2006: 4.8k number2007: 4.8k number2008: 5.0k number2009: 4.5k number2010: 6.7k number2011: 7.3k number2012: 6.2k number2013: 8.1k number2014: 7.0k number2015: 6.6k number2016: 4.7k number2017: 2.5k number2018: 2.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium stood at 2,543 number.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium peaked at 10,520 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,504 number, in 2017.

Belgium ranks 76th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Belgium, 1974 to 2018.
Year number Change
1974 10,092 number
1975 10,520 number +4.2%
1976 10,265 number -2.4%
1977 10,299 number +0.3%
1993 5,630 number -45.3%
1994 5,244 number -6.9%
2006 4,783 number -8.8%
2007 4,758 number -0.5%
2008 5,016 number +5.4%
2009 4,505 number -10.2%
2010 6,674 number +48.1%
2011 7,274 number +9.0%
2012 6,159 number -15.3%
2013 8,089 number +31.3%
2014 7,026 number -13.1%
2015 6,605 number -6.0%
2016 4,715 number -28.6%
2017 2,504 number -46.9%
2018 2,543 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10,294 number 10,092 number 10,520 number 4
1990s 5,437 number 5,244 number 5,630 number 2
2000s 4,766 number 4,505 number 5,016 number 4
2010s 5,732 number 2,504 number 8,089 number 9

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 73 France 3,740 number compare
  2. 74 Poland 2,946 number compare
  3. 75 Haiti 2,642 number compare
  4. 77 Lesotho 2,457 number compare
  5. 78 Sierra Leone 2,360 number compare
  6. 79 Netherlands 2,177 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Belgium was 2,543 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 10,520 number in 1975.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 2,504 number in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Belgium ranks 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,751 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.