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

Netherlands: Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 2,177 number in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
2,177 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
79th
of 183 countries
All-time high
9,713 number
in 1975
All-time low
2,011 number
in 2009
Years of data
30
1971–2010

Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands, 1971–2010

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1971199020101971: 7.1k number1972: 7.7k number1973: 8.8k number1974: 9.5k number1975: 9.7k number1976: 9.7k number1977: 9.6k number1978: 9.4k number1979: 9.1k number1980: 7.6k number1981: 7.1k number1982: 6.7k number1983: 6.3k number1984: 6.1k number1985: 6.1k number1986: 5.7k number1987: 5.1k number1988: 5.0k number1989: 4.3k number1990: 4.9k number1991: 4.2k number1992: 3.9k number1999: 2.1k number2004: 2.7k number2005: 2.7k number2006: 2.1k number2007: 2.6k number2008: 2.1k number2009: 2.0k number2010: 2.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 2,177 number for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2010.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands peaked at 9,713 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 2,011 number, in 2009.

Netherlands ranks 79th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (number) in Netherlands, 1971 to 2010.
Year number Change
1971 7,064 number
1972 7,668 number +8.6%
1973 8,803 number +14.8%
1974 9,525 number +8.2%
1975 9,713 number +2.0%
1976 9,705 number -0.1%
1977 9,609 number -1.0%
1978 9,384 number -2.3%
1979 9,109 number -2.9%
1980 7,629 number -16.2%
1981 7,098 number -7.0%
1982 6,708 number -5.5%
1983 6,323 number -5.7%
1984 6,105 number -3.4%
1985 6,109 number +0.1%
1986 5,706 number -6.6%
1987 5,147 number -9.8%
1988 4,982 number -3.2%
1989 4,304 number -13.6%
1990 4,942 number +14.8%
1991 4,152 number -16.0%
1992 3,944 number -5.0%
1999 2,096 number -46.9%
2004 2,668 number +27.3%
2005 2,653 number -0.6%
2006 2,068 number -22.1%
2007 2,605 number +26.0%
2008 2,083 number -20.0%
2009 2,011 number -3.5%
2010 2,177 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,953 number 7,064 number 9,713 number 9
1980s 6,011 number 4,304 number 7,629 number 10
1990s 3,784 number 2,096 number 4,942 number 4
2000s 2,348 number 2,011 number 2,668 number 6
2010s 2,177 number 2,177 number 2,177 number 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 76 Belgium 2,543 number compare
  2. 77 Lesotho 2,457 number compare
  3. 78 Sierra Leone 2,360 number compare
  4. 80 Jordan 2,085 number compare
  5. 81 Panama 2,045 number compare
  6. 82 Cuba 1,933 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands?
Repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Netherlands was 2,177 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 9,713 number in 1975.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 2,011 number in 2009.
How does Netherlands rank for repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Netherlands ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2010.
Is repeaters in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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.